Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and hyperfractionated radiotherapy with concurrent low-dose chemotherapy for squamous cell esophageal carcinoma

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Raoul, Jean Luc ^a,b,c   Le Prisé, Elisabeth ^a   Meunier, Bernard ^a,b   Heresbach, Denis ^b   Campion, Jean Pierre ^b   Launois, Bernard ^b  

^a Ctr Reg de Lutte Contre le Cancer   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE EUGÈNE MARQUIS   (France)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Combined treatment; Esophageal carcinoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FOLINIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ANTIDOTES; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CISPLATIN; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; LEUCOVORIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031667935     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(98)00192-8     Document Type: Article

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