Trabectedin for desmoplastic small round cell tumours: a possible treatment option?
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Results of multimodal treatment for desmoplastic small round cell tumors.
PURPOSE Desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs) are rare aggressive neoplasms that frequently present with large symptomatic intraabdominal masses. We examined the effects of multimodal therapy including induction chemotherapy, aggressive surgical debulking, and external beam radiotherapy on patients with DSRCT. METHODS Institutional Review Board permission was obtained. Sixty-six patie...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Sarcoma Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2045-3329
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3329-4-3