Randomized trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin plus 5- fluorouracil, with or without leurcovorin, in locally advanced head and neck cancer [1]

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 713-714

  Fonseca, E ^a   Cruz, J J ^a   Rodriguez, C A ^a   Gomez Bernal, A ^a   Martin, G ^a   Sanchez, P ^a   Munoz, A ^a   Pardal, J L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ANEMIA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0030769236     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008280206369     Document Type: Letter

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