Concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in the treatment of locally advanced anal cancer: Results of a phase III randomized trial of the European organization for research and treatment of cancer radiotherapy and gastrointestinal cooperative groups

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2040-2049

  Bartelink, H ^a   Roelofsen, F ^a   Eschwege, F ^a   Rougier, P ^a   Bosset, J F ^a   Gonzalez, D G ^a   Peiffert, D ^a   van Glabbeke, M ^a   Pierart, M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0031004470     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.5.2040     Document Type: Article

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