Role of dose intensity in conservative treatment of anal canal carcinoma. Report of 35 cases

Oncology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 525-532

  Ceresoli, Giovanni L ^a   Ferreri, Andrés J M ^a   Cordio, Stefano ^a   Villa, Eugenio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anal carcinoma; Chemotherapy; Dose intensity; Prognostic factors; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CANCER; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOSTOMY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ANUS NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031724777     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000011907     Document Type: Article

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