Phase II Study : Concurrent Chemo-Radiotherapy in Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 777-783

  Maoleekoonpairoj, Savitree ^a   Phromratanapongse, Pramook ^a   Puttanuparp, Surasak ^a  

^a PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NAUSEA; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031435715     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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