Methodology of superficial bladder cancer trials: Objective evaluation of treatment - The need for standardization

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 258-263

  Bassi, P F ^a   Volpe, A ^a   Racioppi, M ^a   D'Agostino, D ^a   Gardi, M ^a   Totaro, A ^a   Pinto, F ^a   Sacco, E ^a   Bongiovanni, L ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Clinical trials; Criteria standardization

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350304188     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000241663     Document Type: Review

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