Preoperative chemoradiation for extraperitoneal T3 rectal cancer: Acute toxicity, tumor response, and sphincter preservation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1067-1075

  Valentini, Vincenzo ^a   Coco, Claudio ^a   Cellini, Numa ^a   Picciocchi, Aurelio ^a   Genovesi, Domenico ^a   Mantini, Giovanna ^a   Barbaro, Brunella ^b   Cogliandolo, Santa ^a   Mattana, Claudio ^a   Ambesi Impiombato, Fabrizio ^c   Tedesco, Manfredo ^c   Cosimelli, Maurizio ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 Fluorouracil; Combined modality therapy; Infusional chemotherapy; Mitomycin C; Preoperative radiotherapy; Prognostic factors; Rectal neoplasms; Sphincter saving procedure

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOMYCIN; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032521002     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00918-8     Document Type: Article

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