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Clinical benefit of palliative radiation therapy in advanced gastric cancer

Michelle M. Kim Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Michelle M. Kim Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Vishal Rana Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Nora A. Janjan Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Michelle M. Kim Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Vishal Rana Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Nora A. Janjan Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Prajnan Das Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Alexandria T. Phan Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Marc E. Delclos Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Paul F. Mansfield Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Jaffer A. Ajani Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Christopher H. Crane Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USA
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Sunil Krishnan Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, TX 77030, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 421-427 | Received 23 May 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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