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Brain tumours

Neoadjuvant bevacizumab and irinotecan versus bevacizumab and temozolomide followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme: A randomized phase II study

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Pages 939-944 | Received 11 Jul 2013, Accepted 20 Dec 2013, Published online: 23 Jan 2014

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