Impact of radiotherapy boost on pathological complete response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Burbach, Johannes Peter Maarten ^a   Den Harder, Annemarie Maria ^a   Intven, Martijn ^a   Van Vulpen, Marco ^a   Verkooijen, Helena Marieke ^a   Reerink, Onne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boost radiation; Locally advanced rectal cancer; Meta analysis; Pathologic complete response; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; OXALIPLATIN; UFT;

ADVANCED CANCER; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84915735921     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.08.035     Document Type: Article

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