Escalated radiation dose alone vs. concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced and unresectable rectal cancers: Results from phase II randomized study

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 959-966

  Engineer, Reena ^a   Mohandas, K M ^a   Shukla, P J ^a   Shrikhande, S V ^a   Mahantshetty, U ^a   Chopra, S ^a   Goel, M ^a   Mehta, S ^a   Patil, P ^a   Ramadwar, M ^a   Deodhar, K ^a   Arya, S ^a   Shrivastava, Shyam Kishore ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Locally advanced; Radiation boost; Rectal cancer; Unresectable

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISTANT METASTASIS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DYSURIA; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; EXTRASKIN TOXICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOPERABLE CANCER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIC RADIATION; PERINEUM INJURY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM CANCER; SIGNET RING CELL; SKIN TOXICITY; SPHINCTER; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84880761809     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-012-1630-4     Document Type: Article

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