Treatment outcomes and HPV characteristics for an institutional cohort of patients with anal cancer receiving concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

BACKGROUND:Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been used to limit treatment-related toxicity for patients with anal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The treatment outcomes and HPV characteristics for a cohort of patients receiving definitive concurrent chemotherapy and IMRT are reported....

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Main Authors: Corey C Foster, Andrew Y Lee, Larissa V Furtado, John Hart, Lindsay Alpert, Shu-Yuan Xiao, Neil H Hyman, Manish R Sharma, Stanley L Liauw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5844568?pdf=render