Interferon as adjuvant therapy with initial radiotherapy of patients with anaplastic gliomas.
In a group of nine patients with anaplastic gliomas, survival following surgery and treatment with interferon and radiotherapy was comparable to survival for a matched group of patients treated with BCNU and radiotherapy following surgery.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002330:Carmustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D007372:Interferons; D002330:Carmustine