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Radiotherapy with Concurrent and Adjuvant Temozolomide: A New Standard of Care for Glioblastoma Multiforme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2006

Warren P. Mason ,
René O. Mirimanoff  and
Roger Stupp
Warren P. Mason
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Email: Warren.Mason@uhn.on.ca
René O. Mirimanoff
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Email: Rene_Olivier.Mirimanoff@chuv.ch
Roger Stupp
Affiliation:
Multidisciplinary Oncology Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Email: Roger.Stupp@chuv.ch
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temozolomideglioblastomaclinical trialneurotherapeuticsradiotherapyquality of life

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Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 37 - 52
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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