Recurrence patterns with concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy in stage III and IV head and neck cancer patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 532-535

  Koness, R James ^a,d   Glicksman, Arvin ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Coachman, Noreen ^a   Landman, Christine ^b   Slotman, Gus ^c   Wanebo, Harold J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kantoyssipital   (Switzerland)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0030723117     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)81724-2     Document Type: Article

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