Ifosfamide in the adjuvant therapy of soft tissue sarcomas

Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 80-84

  Frustaci, S ^a,c   De Paoli, A ^a   Bidoli, E ^a   La Mura, N ^a   Berretta, M ^a   Buonadonna, A ^a   Boz, G ^a   Gherlinzoni, F ^b  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b General Hospital   (Italy)

^c Gastrointest Tumors/Sarcoma Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Randomized trial; Soft tissue sarcomas

Indexed keywords

6 MERCAPTOETHANE SULFONATE; ANTHRACYCLINE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; HEMOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTOR; IFOSFAMIDE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HUMANS; IFOSFAMIDE; META-ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242320244     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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