Chemotherapy of primary brain tumors

Neurol Clin. 1985 Nov;3(4):855-66.

Abstract

This article covers chemotherapy of malignant astrocytomas, ependymoma, and medulloblastoma. The future direction of anticancer drugs is discussed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Astrocytoma / drug therapy*
  • Astrocytoma / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Stem
  • Child
  • Eflornithine
  • Ependymoma / drug therapy*
  • Ependymoma / pathology
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Glioblastoma / drug therapy
  • Glioblastoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyurea / administration & dosage
  • Lomustine / administration & dosage
  • Medulloblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Medulloblastoma / pathology
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Mitoguazone / administration & dosage
  • Mitolactol / administration & dosage
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Ornithine / administration & dosage
  • Ornithine / analogs & derivatives
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage
  • Risk
  • Thioguanine / administration & dosage
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Vincristine
  • Lomustine
  • Ornithine
  • Thioguanine
  • Mitolactol
  • Mitoguazone
  • Fluorouracil
  • Prednisone
  • Hydroxyurea
  • Methotrexate
  • Eflornithine