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When should radiotherapy for low-grade glioma be given—immediately after surgery or at the time of progression?

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boxed-textvan den Bent MJ et al. (2005) Long-term efficacy of early versus delayed radiotherapy for low-grade astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma in adults: the EORTC 22845 randomised trial. Lancet 366: 985–990

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  2. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Center at the Cleveland Clinic's Brain Tumor Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA

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Chao, S., Suh, J. When should radiotherapy for low-grade glioma be given—immediately after surgery or at the time of progression?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 3, 136–137 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0455

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