Treatment of unresectable/recurrent rectal cancer with external beam and/or intraoperative radiation techniques Journal Article
| Author: | Minsky, B. D. |
| Article Title: | Treatment of unresectable/recurrent rectal cancer with external beam and/or intraoperative radiation techniques |
| Abstract: | The standard treatment for patients with primary unresectable or recurrent rectal cancer is preoperative combined modality therapy. Given the high local recurrence rate, novel approaches using IORT, new chemotherapeutic agents, and altered radiation fractionation schemes had been developed and are being actively investigated. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | cancer survival; treatment outcome; clinical trial; review; bevacizumab; fluorouracil; multimodality cancer therapy; cancer radiotherapy; radiation dose; chemotherapy; recurrent cancer; antineoplastic agent; cetuximab; standard; radiation dose fractionation; radiation hazard; external beam radiotherapy; cancer control; rectum carcinoma; intraoperative radiotherapy; intraoperative radiation; recurrent rectal cancer |
| Journal Title: | Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1043-1489 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2005-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 155 |
| End Page: | 161 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1053/j.scrs.2005.09.007 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: SCRSF" - "Source: Scopus" |
