title: Chemotherapy of brain tumors.
abstract: This is a review of chemotherapy options for patients with brain tumors, both at the time of initial diagnosis and at recurrence. Gliomas, the most common malignant brain tumors, represent the main focus of the review; chemotherapeutic options for supratentorial, brain stem, and optic track gliomas are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. galanis.evanthia@mayo.edu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galanis
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Buckner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents