Feasibility of non-cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 721-725

  Kumar, Shaleen ^a   Datta, Niloy R ^a   Ahuja, Ramesh C ^b   Mali, Hari R ^b   Agarwal, Gyanendra N ^b   Ayyagari, Sunder ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; DRUG THERAPY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY;

CONCURRENT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; NON-CISPLATIN-BASED INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029959558     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869609084005     Document Type: Article

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