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One year of procarbazine lomustine and vincristine is poorly tolerated in low grade glioma: a real w...

One year of procarbazine lomustine and vincristine is poorly tolerated in low grade glioma: a real w...

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One year of procarbazine lomustine and vincristine is poorly tolerated in low grade glioma: a real world experience in a national neuro-oncology centre

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One year of procarbazine lomustine and vincristine is poorly tolerated in low grade glioma: a real world experience in a national neuro-oncology centre

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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BMC cancer, 2021-02, Vol.21 (1), p.140-140, Article 140

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Following optimal local therapy, adjuvant Procarbazine, Lomustine and Vincristine (PCV) improves overall survival (OS) in low-grade glioma (LGG). However, 1 year of PCV is associated with significant toxicities. In the pivotal RTOG 9802 randomised control trial, approximately half of the patients discontinued treatment after 6 months. As patients o...

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One year of procarbazine lomustine and vincristine is poorly tolerated in low grade glioma: a real world experience in a national neuro-oncology centre

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8a8e86d631dc496780b61a82416dbf04

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8a8e86d631dc496780b61a82416dbf04

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1471-2407

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1471-2407

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10.1186/s12885-021-07809-5

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