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Treatment Outcomes of Concurrent Weekly Carboplatin With Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients
Weekly Carboplatin With Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
K Katanyoo, S Tangjitgamol, M Chongthanakorn, T Tantivatana, S Manusirivithaya, K Rongsriyam, A Cholpaisal
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2011 Dec 1
Gynecol Oncol
Treatment Outcomes of Concurrent Weekly Carboplatin With Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Patients
Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Dec 1;123(3):571-576, K Katanyoo, S Tangjitgamol, M Chongthanakorn, T Tantivatana, S Manusirivithaya, K Rongsriyam, A Cholpaisal
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Objective: To evaluate treatment outcomes of locally advanced cervical cancer patients who received concurrent weekly carboplatin with radiation therapy.Methods: Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer who had primary radiation treatment in concurrent with weekly carboplatin (100mg/m2 or AUC 2) from 1997 to 2008 were identified. Demographic data, chemotherapy cycles, total treatment time, toxicities, and treatment outcomes were recorded.Results: One hundred and forty-eight patients with stage...
