Randomized clinical trials in rectal and anal cancer

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 149-172

  Nissan, Aviram ^a   D'Angelica, Michael I ^a   Shoup, Margo C ^a   Hartley, John E ^a   Jagues, David P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; MITOMYCIN C; SEMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ANUS CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRESERVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0036136585     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00079-6     Document Type: Review

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