Establishing long-term survival and cure in young patients with Ewing's sarcoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Weston, C L ^a   Douglas, C ^a   Craft, A W ^b   Lewis, I J ^c   Machin, D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cure models; Ewing's sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CHOICE; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3843059187     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601955     Document Type: Article

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