Randomized study of chemotherapy and surgery versus radiotherapy for stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer: A National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group Study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 683-685

  Shepherd, F A ^a,d   Johnston, M R ^a   Payne, D ^a   Burkes, R ^a   Deslauriers, J ^b   Cormier, Y ^b   De Bedoya, L D ^b   Ottaway, J ^c   James, K ^c   Zee, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combined modality therapy; Induction chemotherapy; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 7344237351     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.560     Document Type: Article

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