DARS: a phase III randomised multicentre study of dysphagia- optimised intensity- modulated radiotherapy (Do-IMRT) versus standard intensity- modulated radiotherapy (S-IMRT) in head and neck cancer

BACKGROUND: Persistent dysphagia following primary chemoradiation (CRT) for head and neck cancers can have a devastating impact on patients’ quality of life. Single arm studies have shown that the dosimetric sparing of critical swallowing structures such as the pharyngeal constrictor muscle and supr...

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Autores principales: Petkar, Imran, Rooney, Keith, Roe, Justin W. G., Patterson, Joanne M., Bernstein, David, Tyler, Justine M., Emson, Marie A., Morden, James P., Mertens, Kathrin, Miles, Elizabeth, Beasley, Matthew, Roques, Tom, Bhide, Shreerang A., Newbold, Kate L., Harrington, Kevin J., Hall, Emma, Nutting, Christopher M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5052945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27716125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2813-0

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