Prospective evaluation of patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes following SBRT ± cetuximab for locally-recurrent, previously-irradiated head and neck cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-95

  Vargo, John A ^a,b   Heron, Dwight E ^a   Ferris, Robert L ^a   Rwigema, Jean Claude M ^a   Wegner, Rodney E ^a   Kalash, Ronny ^a   Ohr, James ^a   Kubicek, Greg J ^a   Burton, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetuximab; Quality of life; Re irradiation; Recurrent head and neck cancer; Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)

Indexed keywords

CETUXIMAB;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYBERKNIFE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECREATION; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; SPEECH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; SWALLOWING;

EID: 84863214739     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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