Chemo alone as effective as radiation for malignant brain tumour treatment.Washington, Oct 2(ANI): A new study has revealed that initial chemotherapy alone is as effective as initial radiation therapy for patients who have undergone surgery for removal of very malignant brain tumour Noun 1. brain tumour - a tumor in the brain brain tumor neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose glioblastoma, spongioblastoma - a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always . With this treatment, the patients survive on average more than 30 months without a recurrence, said researchers from Heidelberg and Zurich. As the tumours can branch out widely into the surrounding tissue, they cannot be completely removed. The subsequent therapy in the form of combined radiochemotherapy (radiation and chemotherapy) is the current standard treatment, but it is associated with a risk of long-term toxicity to healthy brain tissue, causing the patient to lose cognitive abilities. Moreover recent studies have shown that combined radiochemotherapy according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. current standard practice does not yield better therapy results than radiotherapy alone. The new NOA NOA Nintendo Of America NOA Notice of Award NOA Notice Of Availability NOA Noroeste Argentino (Spanish: Argentine North West Region) NOA Notice of Action NOA Notice of Acceptance (Neurooncology Working Group) study has shown that chemotherapy alone after surgical removal of the tumour has an equivalent result. "This additional treatment option facilitates the further development of the treatment plan in new combinations with the long-term goal of improving the survival rate," said Professor Wolfgang Wick, Medical Director of the Department of Neurooncology at Heidelberg University Hospital and Head of the Neurooncology Unit at the DKFZ DKFZ Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany) . The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology The Journal of Clinical Oncology is a medical journal published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The Journal was founded in 1983 and publishes original research and review articles on topics relating to cancer. It is published 3 times a month. . (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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