title: A revised boron-neutron capture therapy for malignant brain tumors. II. Interim clinical result with the patients excluding previous treatments.
abstract: Fifteen brain tumor patients were treated with slow neutron. It proved to extend life span of terminal glioblastoma patients irresponsive to Co-60, to 2 years, but quality of survival is poor due to complications of previous treatments. Two glioblastoma patients excluding other treatments, the only genuine Boron-neutron capture therapy cases, have been living for 39+ and 34+ months working full-scale without neurological deficit.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001345:Autoradiography; D001895:Boron / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008579:Meningioma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009502:Neutrons; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D001895:Boron