Tumor hypoxia adversely affects the prognosis of carcinoma of the head and neck

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-289

  Brizel, David M ^a   Sibley, Gregory S ^a   Prosnitz, Leonard R ^a   Scher, Richard L ^a   Dewhirst, Mark W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Hypoxia; Radiotherapy; Tumor oxygenation

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; NECK DISSECTION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL HYPOXIA; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030742027     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00101-6     Document Type: Article

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