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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1985-12-18
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pubmed:abstractText |
Seventeen infants with central nervous system malignancies, all with tissue diagnosis, were treated with the combination chemotherapy nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine and a steroid (MOPP) as primary therapy following surgery. Diagnoses include: 7 astrocytomas (grade: 3-I, 3-II, 1-III), 6 medulloblastomas, 2 ependymoma/astrocytoma mixed, 1 ependymoma and 1 primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Fourteen were under 2 years of age, 2 between 2 and 3 years of age, and 1 between 3 and 4 years of age. Fifteen responded and 2 failed. Of the responders, 6 are in continuous complete remission (median duration 28.9+ months) and 9 are in relapse (median duration of remission 10.3 months). Of the 2 patients who failed and 9 who relapsed, 4 expired and 6 are living in partial or complete remission. We conclude that MOPP therapy is well tolerated, has effectiveness, and allows postponement of potentially debilitating radiotherapy in infants with brain tumors.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0167-594X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
3
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
237-43
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-4-24
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Astrocytoma,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Brain Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Cerebellar Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Mechlorethamine,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Medulloblastoma,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Prednisone,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Procarbazine,
pubmed-meshheading:3840526-Vincristine
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pubmed:year |
1985
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pubmed:articleTitle |
MOPP regimen as primary chemotherapy for brain tumors in infants.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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