Current and future trials of the EORTC brain tumor group
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serval:BIB_B809545E34D5
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Current and future trials of the EORTC brain tumor group
Journal
Onkologie
ISSN
0378-584X (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2004
Volume
27
Number
3
Pages
246-50
Notes
Journal Article
Review --- Old month value: Jun
Review --- Old month value: Jun
Abstract
The EORTC Brain Tumor Group (BTG) is dedicated to clinical research of neoplasms of the brain. In the past years the BTG has carried out phase II and phase III trials on glial tumors, brain metastases and primary CNS lymphomas. Future studies will investigate novel drugs in combination with chemo-radiotherapy in glioblastoma multiforme, radiotherapy in meningioma, and chemotherapy in medulloblastoma. The BTG will also start a new phase III trial on newly diagnosed low-grade glioma comparing radiotherapy to temozolomide. In all our trials translational research is getting more and more important, often this is one of the most important ways to get useful conclusions from clinical trials. The wide recognition of the importance of translational research for clinical trials and in particular with targeted therapies implies that this type of research will become a mandatory element in many of our future trials.
Keywords
Antineoplastic Agents/*therapeutic use
Brain Neoplasms/*drug therapy/*radiotherapy
Clinical Trials/*methods/*trends
Combined Modality Therapy
European Union
Glioma/drug therapy/radiotherapy
Humans
Pubmed
Web of science
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28/01/2008 9:39
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