Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for salvage in relapsed squamous cell head and neck cancer

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 422-428

  Tan, Eng Huat ^a   Adelstein, David J ^a   Saxton, Jerrold P ^a   Wood, Benjamin G ^a   Eliachar, Isaac ^a   Van Kirk, Marjorie A ^a   Lavertu, Pierre ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030821026     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07357909709047581     Document Type: Article

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