Randomized study of initial versus late chest irradiation combined with chemotherapy in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3030-3037

  Work, Elisabeth ^a   Nielsen, Ole Steen ^a   Bentzen, Søren M ^a   Fode, Kirsten ^a   Palshof, Torben ^a  

^a Department of Oncology ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030860268     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.9.3030     Document Type: Article

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