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Combined therapy for cancer of the anal canal: A follow-up report

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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We believe this preoperative combined therapy is highly effective in treating squamous-cell carcinoma of the anal canal, and that a subsequent larger cooperative study with controls is indicated. This pilot study suggests that some individuals may be spared abdominoperineal resection when treated in the manner described.

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  1. Scott Hall, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 East Canfield, 48201, Detroit, Michigan

    T. R. Buroker D.O., N. Nigro M.D., G. Bradley M.D., L. Pelok M.D., C. Chomchai M.D., B. Considine & V. K. Vaitkevicius M.D.

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Supported in part by Clinical Cancer Research Center Grant CA-07177 from the National Cancer Institute, United States Public Health Service.

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Buroker, T.R., Nigro, N., Bradley, G. et al. Combined therapy for cancer of the anal canal: A follow-up report. Dis Colon Rectum 20, 677–678 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586688

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