Combined modality therapy for esophageal cancer

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 15-23

  Blanke, C D ^a   Choy, H ^a   Leach, S D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROXYUREA; METHOTREXATE; MITOGUAZONE; MITOMYCIN C; PACLITAXEL; VINBLASTINE; VINDESINE;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030747988     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4296(97)80056-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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