Hyperthermia as an adjuvant to radiation therapy of recurrent or metastatic malignant melanoma. A multicentre randomized trial by the European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 323-334

  Overgaard, J ^a   Gonzalez Gonzalez, D ^b   Hulshof, M C C H ^b   Arcangeli, G ^c   Dahl, O ^d   Mella, O ^d   Bentzen, S M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c G Porfiri Oncology Centre   (Italy)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hyperthermia; Local control; Malignant melanoma; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy; Randomized multi centre trial; Survival; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SICKNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; HISTORY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350068241     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730903091986     Document Type: Article

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