Adjuvant prophylactic regional radiotherapy versus observation in stage I merkel cell carcinoma: A multicentric prospective randomized study

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1074-1080

  Jouary, T ^a   Leyral, C ^a   Dreno, B ^b   Doussau, A ^c   Sassolas, B ^d   Beylot barry, M ^e   Renaud vilmer, C ^f   Guillot, B ^g   Bernard, P ^h   Lok, C ⁱ   Bedane, C ^j   Cambazard, F ^k   Misery, L ^l   Esteve E ^m   Dalac, S ⁿ   Machet, L ^o   Grange, F ^p   Young, P ^q   Granel brocard, F ^r   Truchetet, F ^s   Vergier, B ^e   Delaunay, M M ^a   Grob, J J ^t   more..

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d CHU MORVAN   (France)

^e HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^h SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

ⁱ AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^j DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^l EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^m Centre Hospitalier Régional Hôpital Porte Madeleine   (France)

ⁿ HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^o SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^p Pasteur Hospital   (France)

^q HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^r SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^s Hôpital Beauregard   (France)

^t HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Merkel cell carcinoma; Overall survival; Probability of regional recurrence; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SKIN TOXICITY; WIDE EXCISION;

EID: 84859490451     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr318     Document Type: Article

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