Role of palliative chemotherapy in advanced epithelioid sarcoma

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-357

  Jones, Robin L ^a,c   Constantinidou, Anastasia ^a   Olmos, David ^a,b   Thway, Khin ^a,b   Fisher, Cyril ^a   Al Muderis, Omar ^a   Scurr, Michelle ^a   Judson, Ian R ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; epithelioid sarcoma; response rate; time to progression

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; TRABECTEDIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPITHELIOID SARCOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DIOXOLES; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IFOSFAMIDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864369509     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3182118cf7     Document Type: Article

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