Chemotherapy for carcinoma of the esophagus: A comparison of evidence from meta-analyses of randomized trials and of historical control studies

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 355-359

  Bhansali, M S ^a   Vaidya, J S ^a   Bhatt, R G ^a   Patil, P K ^a   Badwe, R A ^a,b   Desai, P B ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Dept of Thoracic Oncology ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Historical controls; Oesophageal neoplasms; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030018001     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.annonc.a010601     Document Type: Article

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