Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2009; 15(40): 5086-5090
Published online Oct 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5086
Table 5 Treatment with intrathecal chemotherapy (n = 36)
n (%)
Regimen
MTx22 (61.1)
MTx + steroid4 (11.1)
MTx + Ara-C + steroid10 (27.8)
Concurrent/sequential
+ alone16 (44.4)
+ radiotherapy13 (36.1)
+ chemotherapy2 (5.6)
+ chemoradiotherapy5 (13.9)
No. of cycles
Median (range)7 (1-18)
Cytological response
(-) conversion17 (47.2)