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Response of a rat brain tumor to fractionated therapy with low doses of BCNU and irradiation

Conference · · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5236336
When intracerebral 9L tumors in male Fischer 344 rats were treated with daily fractions of BCNU and x-rays, 5 days per week for 2 weeks, the following were found: (1) there was a significant increase in the life-span of rats treated with the combination treatment schemes over that observed for rats treated with the single agent schemes, (2) the increase in life-span in the combination treatments was critically dependent on the time interval between the BCNU and x-ray treatments, and (4) the results of the optimum combination treatment were not critically dependent on the tumor size or growth state.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Rochester Cancer Center, NY
OSTI ID:
5236336
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Journal Volume: 5:9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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