Preoperative radiotherapy in combination with metronidazole for resectable gastric cancer: Long-term results of a phase 2 study

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-170

  Skoropad, V Y ^a   Berdov, B A ^a   Zagrebin, V M ^a  

^a MEDICAL RADIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Metronidazole; Multimodal treatment; Preoperative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; SEROSA; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH WALL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0037350107     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1324     Document Type: Article

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