Chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-497

  Watanabe, Toshiaki ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; Cetuximab; Chemoradiotherapy; Lateral node dissection; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Uracil and tegafur

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CAPECITABINE; CETUXIMAB; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; OXALIPLATIN; SEMUSTINE; TEGAFUR; UFT; URACIL; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57849123270     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-008-0849-0     Document Type: Review

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