A non-randomized comparison of gemcitabine-based chemoradiation with or without induction chemotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

BACKGROUND: Concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy (chemoradiation; CRT) is the standard treatment for locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA-SCCHN). CRT improves local control and overall survival (OS) when compared to radiotherapy (RT) alone. Induction chemothe...

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Autores principales: Specenier, Pol M, Weyler, Joost, Van Laer, Carl, Weyngaert, Danielle Van den, Brande, Jan Van den, Huizing, Manon T, Altintas, Sevilay, Vermorken, Jan B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19660134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-273

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19660134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-273

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