Long-term results of a randomized trial on the sequencing of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in breast cancer

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Pinnarò, Paola ^a   Rambone, Rita ^a   Giordano, Carolina ^a   Giannarelli, Diana ^a   Strigari, Lidia ^a   Arcangeli, Giorgio ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

breast cancer; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; recurrence; sequence

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958274057     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3181dea9b8     Document Type: Article

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