Randomized trial of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy for carcinoma of the rectum: National surgical adjuvant breast and bowel project protocol R-02

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 388-396

  Wolmark, Norman ^a   Wieand, H Samuel ^a   Hyams, David M ^b   Colangelo, Linda ^a   Dimitrov, Nikolay V ^c   Romond, Edward H ^h   Wexler, Marvin ^d   Prager, David ^e   Cruz Jr , Anatolio B ^h   Gordon, Philip H ^h   Petrelli, Nicholas J ^f   Deutsch, Melvin ^h   Mamounas, Eleftherios ^g   Wickerham, D Lawrence ^a   Fisher, Edwin R ^a   Rockette, Howard ^h   Fisher, Bernard ^a  

^a NSABP Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b Desert Comprehensive Cancer Center   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Lehigh Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^f ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Mount Sinai Center for Breast Health   (United States)

^h Mt Sinai Center for Breast Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; SEMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034162884     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/92.5.388     Document Type: Article

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