Phase I and II trial on infusional 5-fluorouracil and gefitinib in combination with preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer: 10-years median follow-up

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the long term survival of the addition of gefitinib to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Methods and materials: This previously published multicentre, open-label, phase I-II study, enrolled patients (pts) with LARC to rece...

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Main Authors: Maria Antonietta Gambacorta, Antonino De Paoli, Marco Lupattelli, Giuditta Chiloiro, Angela Pia Solazzo, Brunella Barbaro, Sergio Alfieri, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Jacopo Lenkowicz, Francesco Navarria, Elisa Palazzari, Giulio Bertola, Alessandro Frattegiani, Bruce Minsky, Vincenzo Valentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630817300903