Pathologic downstaging of T3–4Nx rectal cancer after chemoradiation: 5-fluorouracil vs. Tegafur
Authors:
- Marina Gómez-Espı́MGMarina Gómez-Espı́
- Juan A Dı́az-GonzálezJDJuan A Dı́az-González
- Rocı́o CantalapiedraRCRocı́o Cantalapiedra
- Pilar MarcosPMPilar Marcos
- Arnaldo AlvaradoAAArnaldo Alvarado
- Pilar Garcı́a AlfonsoPAPilar Garcı́a Alfonso
- Rafael HerranzRHRafael Herranz
- Emilio AlvarezEAEmilio Alvarez
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics (IJROBP)
- Vol. 51 (5) , 1264-1270
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