Induction chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagectomy in patients with carcinoma of the esophagus

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Jones, David R ^a   Detterbeck, Frank C ^a   Egan, Thomas M ^a   Parker Jr , Leonard A ^a   Bernard, Stephen A ^a   Tepper, Joel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCTION CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030842094     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00449-9     Document Type: Article

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