Influence of the interval between preoperative radiation therapy and surgery on downstaging and on the rate of sphincter-sparing surgery for rectal cancer: The Lyon R90-01 randomized trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2396-2402

  Francois, Yves ^a   Nemoz, Chantal J ^a   Baulieux, Jacques ^a   Vignal, Jacques ^a   Grandjean, Jean Paul ^a   Partensky, Christian ^a   Souquet, Jean Christophe ^a   Adeleine, Patrice ^a   Gerard, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM RESECTION; TIME;

EID: 0032812135     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.8.2396     Document Type: Article

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