Phase 1 Study of Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy Concurrent With Infusional 5-Fluorouracil for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Phase 1 Study of Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy Concurrent With Infusional 5-Fluorouracil for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Purpose: To assess the safety and feasibility of neoadjuvant short-course radiation therapy (RT) concurrent with continuous infusion 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer. Methods and Materials: Patients with cT3-4 or N + rectal adenocarcinoma based on ultrasound...

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Main Authors: Emma C. Fields, MD, Brian J. Kaplan, MD, Jeremy Karlin, MD, Jennifer L. Myers, MD, Nitai Mukhopadhyay, PhD, Xiaoyan Deng, PhD, Heidi Sankala, PhD, Steven R. Grossman, MD, PhD, Khalid Matin, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109419300545

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