## Abstract ## Background Radiation therapy (RT) is commonly used in the management of patients with advanced (T3βT4) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. In recent years, based upon the metaβanalyses of randomized trials, chemotherapy administered concurrently with RT (chemoradiotherapy) has b
Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation for locally advanced squamous cell cancers: what is the schedule of choice?
β Scribed by Jan H. Schornagel; Marcel Verheij; Harry Bartelink
- Book ID
- 107546056
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3790
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