Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus treated with radiation and 5-fluorouracil, with and without mitomycin C

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 157-163

  Brierley, J ^a,c   Wong, C S ^a   Cummings, B ^a   Catton, P ^a   Ringash, J ^a   Catton, C ^a   McLean, M ^a   Keane, T ^b   Panzarella, T ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concurrent chemotherapy; Oesophageal carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0034959262     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2001.9245     Document Type: Article

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