Clinicopathologic features of patients with oesophageal cancer obtaining a histological complete response for preoperative hyperthermo-chemo-radiotherapy

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-243

  Kitamura, K ^a   Kuwano, H ^a   Araki, K ^a   Egashira, A ^a   Kawaguchi, H ^a   Saeki, H ^a   Morita, M ^a   Ohno, S ^a   Sugimachi, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Hyperthermo chemo radiotherapy (HCR); Neoadjuvant therapy; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031853634     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656739809018228     Document Type: Article

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