Intersociety Council on Radiation Oncology Essay on the Introduction of New Medical Treatments Into Practice

Most reports of new medical treatments are brought forward on the basis of "encouraging" experimental or pilot clinical data and are subsequently submitted to phase III trials to establish value compared with existing standard therapy. Historical perspectives on fast neutrons and hyperther...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1993-06, Vol.85 (12), p.951-957
Hauptverfasser:	Dewhirst, Mark W., Griffin, Thomas W., Smith, Alfred R., Parker, Robert G., Hanks, Gerald E., Brady, Luther W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550600 - Medicine BARYONS Biological and medical sciences BODY TEMPERATURE Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMICS Economics, Medical ELEMENTARY PARTICLES FAST NEUTRONS FERMIONS Fever HADRONS Health care HUMAN POPULATIONS Humans HYPERTHERMIA Hyperthermia, Induced Medical research Medical sciences MEDICINE National Institutes of Health (U.S.) NEUTRONS NUCLEAR MEDICINE NUCLEONS POPULATIONS RADIOLOGY RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE RADIOTHERAPY Radiotherapy - methods Research Design RESEARCH PROGRAMS Technology TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT Technology Assessment, Biomedical - standards THERAPY Treatment. General aspects Tumors United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Most reports of new medical treatments are brought forward on the basis of "encouraging" experimental or pilot clinical data and are subsequently submitted to phase III trials to establish value compared with existing standard therapy. Historical perspectives on fast neutrons and hyperthermia are presented, and the challenges of new technologies are discussed.
ISSN:	0027-8874 1460-2105
DOI:	10.1093/jnci/85.12.951