chemoradiotherapy
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Chemoradiotherapy (CRT, CRTx, CT-RT) is the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer. Synonyms include radiochemotherapy (RCT, RCTx, RT-CT) and chemoradiation. It is a type of multimodal cancer therapy.
Research
45,475 papers- Concomitant chemoradiotherapy versus acceleration of radiotherapy with or without concomitant chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck carcinoma (GORTEC 99-02): an open-label phase 3 randomised trial.The Lancet. Oncology · 2012
- Induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a phase 3, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Oncology · 2016
- Chemoradiotherapy in Cancer Treatment: Rationale and Clinical Applications.Anticancer research · 2021
- Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (sequential chemoradiotherapy) versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locally advanced head and neck cancer (PARADIGM): a randomised phase 3 trial.The Lancet. Oncology · 2013
- Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for resectable oesophageal cancer.Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology · 2018
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Chemoradiotherapy (CRT, CRTx, CT-RT) is the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer. Synonyms include radiochemotherapy (RCT, RCTx, RT-CT) and chemoradiation. It is a type of multimodal cancer therapy.
Chemoradiation can be concurrent (together) or sequential (one after the other).
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