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High Dose Tamoxifen in the Treatment of Recurrent High Grade Glioma: A Report of Clinical Stabilization and Tumour Regression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Gordon Baltuch ,
George Shenouda ,
Adrian Langleben  and
Jean-Guy Villemure
Gordon Baltuch*
Affiliation:
Neurology and Neurosurgery (G.B., J.G.V.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.S.), Department of Oncology (A.L.), McGill University, Montreal
George Shenouda
Affiliation:
Neurology and Neurosurgery (G.B., J.G.V.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.S.), Department of Oncology (A.L.), McGill University, Montreal
Adrian Langleben
Affiliation:
Neurology and Neurosurgery (G.B., J.G.V.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.S.), Department of Oncology (A.L.), McGill University, Montreal
Jean-Guy Villemure
Affiliation:
Neurology and Neurosurgery (G.B., J.G.V.), Department of Radiation Oncology (G.S.), Department of Oncology (A.L.), McGill University, Montreal
*
Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2B4
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We present a case of recurrent glioma, previously treated with maximal surgery and radiation in which a high dose of tamoxifen has stabilized the tumour clinically and has resulted in it's radiologic regression. Given tamoxifen's relative lack of toxicity, it might serve as a useful adjuvant in the treatment of recurrent glioma.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , May 1993 , pp. 168 - 170
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1993

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