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Tumor Metabolism, the Ketogenic Diet and β-Hydroxybutyrate: Novel Approaches to Adjuvant Brain Tumor Therapy

Malignant brain tumors are devastating despite aggressive treatments such as surgical resection, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The average life expectancy of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma is approximately ~18 months. It is clear that increased survival of brain tumor patients requ...

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Autores principales: Woolf, Eric C., Syed, Nelofer, Scheck, Adrienne C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27899882
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00122