Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy in Patients with Surgically Treated Esophageal Cancer

Over the past 10 years, 232 patients were treated at the East Carolina School of Medicine for cancer of the esophagus. Of these, 73 received neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy and subsequent surgical resection. The results in this group suggest improved cancer control, with 18 patients (25%) remaini...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta oncologica 2001, Vol.40 (5), p.558-565
1. Verfasser:	Halvor Vermund, Walter J. Pories, Jessica Hillard, Albert L. Wiley, Robert Youngblood
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - drug therapy Adenocarcinoma - mortality Adenocarcinoma - radiotherapy Adenocarcinoma - surgery Adenocarcinoma - therapy Adult Aged Antineoplastic agents Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - adverse effects Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - drug therapy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - adverse effects Cisplatin - administration & dosage Cisplatin - adverse effects Clinical Trials as Topic Combined Modality Therapy Combined treatments (chemotherapy of immunotherapy associated with an other treatment) Disease-Free Survival Dose Fractionation, Radiation Esophageal Neoplasms - drug therapy Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality Esophageal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy Esophagectomy Female Fluorouracil - administration & dosage Fluorouracil - adverse effects Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Preoperative Care Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - adverse effects Retrospective Studies Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Vinblastine - administration & dosage Vinblastine - adverse effects
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