Chemotherapeutic wafers for High Grade Glioma
Hart, MG; Grant, R; Garside, R; et al.Rogers, G; Somerville, M; Stein, Ken
Date: 16 July 2008
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Cochrane Collaboration
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Abstract
Standard treatment for high grade glioma (HGG) usually entails biopsy or surgical resection where possible followed by radiotherapy. Systemic chemotherapy is usually only given in selected cases and its use is often limited by side effects. Implanting wafers impregnated with chemotherapy agents into the resection cavity represents a ...
Standard treatment for high grade glioma (HGG) usually entails biopsy or surgical resection where possible followed by radiotherapy. Systemic chemotherapy is usually only given in selected cases and its use is often limited by side effects. Implanting wafers impregnated with chemotherapy agents into the resection cavity represents a novel means of delivering drugs to the central nervous system (CNS) with fewer side effects. It is not clear how effective this modality is or whether it should be recommended as part of standard care for HGG.
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