Prognosis of patients with advanced carcinoma of the esophagus with complete response to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy: A questionnaire survey in Japan

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 132-137

  Aoyama, N ^a   Koizumi, H ^a   Minamide, J ^a   Yoneyama, K ^a   Isono, K ^b  

^a KANAGAWA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation; Chemotherapy; Complete response; Esophageal carcinoma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXIFLURIDINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; NEDAPLATIN; PEPLEOMYCIN; VINDESINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034931040     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012095     Document Type: Article

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