Long-term results of infusional 5-FU, mitomycin-C, and radiation as primary management of esophageal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 29-36

  Coia, Lawrence R ^a   Engstrom, Paul F ^a   Paul, Anthony R ^a   Stafford, Patrick M ^a   Hanks, Gerald E ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined modality; Concurrent radiation and chemotherapy; Esophageal cancer

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MITOMYCIN; MITOMYCINS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0026016490     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(91)90134-P     Document Type: Article

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