The importance of postoperative radiation therapy in multimodality management of locally advanced breast cancer: A phase II trial of neoadjuvant MVAC, surgery, and radiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 875-880

  Abdel Wahab, May ^a   Wolfson, Aaron ^a   Raub, William ^a   Mies, Carolyn ^a   Brandon, Alfred ^a   Morrell, Louise ^a   Lee, Young ^a   Ling, Stella ^a   Markoe, Arnold ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Locally advanced breast cancer; Multimodality treatment; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINATE CALCIUM; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 0031947678     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00897-3     Document Type: Article

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