Randomized controlled phase II comparison study of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil versus CCRT with cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate and leucovorin in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by Mamoru Tsukuda; Junichi Ishitoya; Hideki Matsuda; Choichi Horiuchi; Takahide Taguchi; Masahiro Takahashi; Goshi Nishimura; Mariko Kawakami; Makiko Watanabe; Tatsuo Niho; Toshiro Kawano; Yoichi Ikeda; Yasunori Sakuma; Osamu Shiono; Masanori Komatsu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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