Should patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors receive adjuvant chemotherapy?

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The synopsis was written by Martina Habeck, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. MR Gilbert is Professor and Deputy Chair of the Department of Neuro-Oncology and FF Lang is Professor at the Department of Neurosurgery, both at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, USA.

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Gilbert, M., Lang, F. Should patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors receive adjuvant chemotherapy?. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 14–15 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0375

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