Induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy in loco-regionally advanced epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 863-867

  Svensson, Christer ^a   Goldman, Sven ^b   Friberg, Bertil ^c   Glimelius, Bengt ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anal carcinoma; Induction chemotherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN;

ANUS CARCINOMA; ANUS SPHINCTER DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ANUS NEOPLASMS; CARBOPLATIN; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0031830807     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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