Treatment of advanced bladder cancer with combined preoperative irradiation and radical cystectomy versus radical cystectomy alone: A phase III intergroup study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 805-808

  Smith Jr , Joseph A ^a   Crawford, E David ^a   Paradelo, Jorge C ^a   Blumenstein, Brent ^a   Herschman, Barry R ^a   Grossman, H Barton ^a   Christie, Debra W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

bladder neoplasms; carcinoma; cystectomy; radiotherapy; transitional cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031031324     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65047-X     Document Type: Article

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