Avoidance of colostomy placement in advanced colorectal cancer with twice weekly hypofractionated radiation plus continuous infusion 5- fluorouracil

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 266-272

  Janjan, Nora A ^a   Breslin, Tara ^a   Lenzi, Renato ^a   Rich, Tyvin A ^b   Skibber, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Hypofractionation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PELVIS CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLOSTOMY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033797462     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00192-5     Document Type: Article

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