Rectal cancer: Quo vadis, neoadjuvant and adjuvant (chemo) radiotherapy?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 285-287

  Fietkau, Rainer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUOROURACIL;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTANT METASTASIS; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649233540     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0825-9     Document Type: Letter

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