DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602018. A prognostic index that predicts outcome following palliative whole brain radiotherapy for patients with metastatic malignant melanoma

A prognostic index that predicts outcome following palliative whole brain radiotherapy for patients with metastatic malignant melanoma

10.1038/sj.bjc.6602018

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British Journal of Cancer (297)

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Morris, S. L., Low, S. H., AâHern, R. P., Eisen, T. G., Gore, M. E., Nutting, C. M., & Harrington, K. J. (2004). A prognostic index that predicts outcome following palliative whole brain radiotherapy for patients with metastatic malignant melanoma. British Journal of Cancer, 91(5), 829â833.

Authors 7

S L Morris (first)
S H Low (additional)
R P A'Hern (additional)
T G Eisen (additional)
M E Gore (additional)
C M Nutting (additional)
K J Harrington (additional)

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Bullard DE, Cox EB, Seigler HF (1981) CNS metastases in malignant melanoma. Neurosurgery 8: 26–30 (10.1227/00006123-198101000-00006) / Neurosurgery by DE Bullard (1981)
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Gupta G, Robertson AG, Mackie RM (1997) Cerebral metastases of cutaneous melanoma. Br J Cancer 76: 256–259 (10.1038/bjc.1997.371) / Br J Cancer by G Gupta (1997)
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