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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin vers...

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin vers...

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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin versus fluorouracil alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: initial results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 randomised phase 3 trial

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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin versus fluorouracil alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: initial results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 randomised phase 3 trial

Publisher

England: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The lancet oncology, 2012-07, Vol.13 (7), p.679-687

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English

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England: Elsevier Ltd

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Summary Background Preoperative chemoradiotherapy, total mesorectal excision surgery, and adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil is the standard combined modality treatment for rectal cancer. With the aim of improving disease-free survival (DFS), this phase 3 study (CAO/ARO/AIO-04) integrated oxaliplatin into standard treatment. Methods This was a...

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Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin versus fluorouracil alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: initial results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 randomised phase 3 trial

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1751215451

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1751215451

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ISSN

1470-2045

E-ISSN

1474-5488

DOI

10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70187-0

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