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Early vs. delayed radiotherapy in a small cohort of patients with supratentorial low grade glioma

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In a cohort of 25 patients with supratentorial low grade glioma, the timing of radiotherapy made no significance difference for 10 year survival. Patients who received early radiotherapy had a 55% 10 year survival and those receiving delayed radiotherapy had a 53% 10 year survival. Radiotherapy was delayed a median of 4.8 years in those receiving delayed radiotherapy.

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    Jonathan P.S. Knisely & Bruce G. Haffty

  2. Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT, 06510-8040, USA

    Susan R. Christopher

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Knisely, J.P., Haffty, B.G. & Christopher, S.R. Early vs. delayed radiotherapy in a small cohort of patients with supratentorial low grade glioma. J Neurooncol 34, 23–29 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005703102687

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