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SUBMITTER: Walker GV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4868499 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Walker Gary V GV Shihadeh Ferial F Kantarjian Hagop H Allen Pamela P Rondon Gabriela G Kebriaei Partow P O'Brien Susan S Kedir Aziza A Said Mustefa M Grant Jonathan D JD Thomas Deborah A DA Gidley Paul W PW Arzu Isidora I Pinnix Chelsea C Reed Valerie V Dabaja Bouthaina S BS
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 20141201 5
<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the benefit of radiation therapy (RT) in resolution of neurologic symptoms and deficits and whether the type of RT fields influences central nervous system (CNS) control in adults with CNS leukemia.<h4>Methods and materials</h4>A total of 163 adults from 1996 to 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Potential associations between use of radiation and outcome were investigated by univariate and multivariate analysis.<h4>Results</h4>The median survival time was 3.8 month ...[more]