Concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3961-3965

  Yu, Hong Sheng ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Song, Ai Qin ^a   Liu, Ning ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Yu, Li ^a  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Remission rate; Survival rate; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873687690     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.8.3961     Document Type: Article

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