Pre-operative radiotherapy prolongs survival in operable esophageal carcinoma: A randomized, multicenter study of pre-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The second scandinavian trial in esophageal cancer

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 1104-1109

  Nygaard, Knut ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hagen, Steinar ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hansen, Hanne Sand ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hatlevoll, Reidulv ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hultborn, Ragnar ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Jakobsen, Anders ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Mäntyla, Matti ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Modig, Hans ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Munck Wikland, Eva ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Rosengren, Bengt ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Tausjø, Johan ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Elgen, Kjell ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCANDINAVIA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0027055350     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02067069     Document Type: Article

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