Induction thermochemotherapy increases therapeutic gain factor for the fractionated radiotherapy given to a mouse fibrosarcoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 411-417

  Kuroda, Masahiro ^a,c   Urano, Muneyasu ^a,b   Nishimura, Yasumasa ^a,d   Reynolds, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Yamano ue Hospital   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Fractionation; Hyperthermia; Murine tumor; Thermal enhancement; Thermochemotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSARCOMA; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOXIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FIBROSARCOMA; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0030792880     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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