Preoperative concomitant radiochemotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Results of a study of 56 patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 429-437

  Malhaire, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Labat, Jean Paul ^a   Lozac'h, Patrick ^a   Simon, Hélène ^a   Lucas, Brigitte ^a   Topart, Philippe ^a   Volant, Alain ^a  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Esophagus cancer; Radiochemotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; APLASIA; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030033998     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02093-4     Document Type: Article

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