Adjuvant radiotherapy with and without concurrent chemotherapy for locally advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis and ureter

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1271-1275

  Czito, Brian ^a,b   Zietman, Anthony ^a   Kaufman, Donald ^a   Skowronski, Uri ^a   Shipley, William ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, transitional cell; Drug therapy; Kidney; Radiotherapy; Ureter

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY PELVIS CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER CARCINOMA; URINARY TRACT SURGERY;

EID: 4544343664     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000137910.38441.8a     Document Type: Article

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