Combination of 5-fluorouracil and radiation in esophageal cancer

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-290

  Herskovic, A ^a   Al Sarraf, M ^a  

^a OAKWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; MITOGUAZONE; MITOMYCIN C; VINDESINE;

BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROTOXICITY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030844843     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4296(97)80027-6     Document Type: Article

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