Combined postoperative radiotherapy and weekly cisplatin infusion for locally advanced head and neck carcinoma: Final report of a randomized trial

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 999-1004

  Bachaud, Jean Marc ^a   Cohen Jonathan, Elizabeth ^a   Alzieu, Claude ^a   David, Jean Marc ^a   Serrano, Elie ^b   Daly Schveitzer, Nicolas ^a  

^a INSTITUT CLAUDIUS REGAUD   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Cisplatin; Combination chemotherapy radiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Radiosensitization; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030457015     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00430-0     Document Type: Article

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