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definitive radiation Radiation oncology Administration of radiation as a sole or 1º therapy, usually for CA, with curative intent; DR doses average 40-50 Gy/4-5000 rads. See Radiation therapy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ishikawa H, Sakurai H, Yamakawa M, et al, Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with early esophageal squamous carcinoma treated with definitive radiation. In a large, prospective study, Italian investigators randomly assigned patients with locally advanced cervical cancer to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery or to undergo a standard treatment with definitive radiation. These studies showed that survival rates were not compromised when treatment regimens that included two or three cycles of neoadjuvant cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (5-FU) were used to select patients for definitive radiation therapy. |
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