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Efficiency of local BCNU in newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma and MGMT promoter methylation

Gutenberg, A.Bock, H.C.Rohde, V.Reifenberger, G.Giese, A.

Year: 2011 Journal:   German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)   Publisher: German Heart Research Foundation

Abstract

Objective: There is reason to believe that alternative dose-dense schedules may overcome resistance in patients with an unmethylated MGMT promoter. Carmustine (BCNU) is a nitrosourea derivate which alkylates DNA and RNA, but it does not render cells cross resistant to other alkylators and therefore [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Keywords:
Carmustine DNA Glioblastoma DNA methylation Methylation Nitrosourea DNA damage

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