Randomized clinical trials in esophageal cancer

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-109

  Kim, Hong Jin ^b   Bains, Manjit S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; VINDESINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036136026     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00076-0     Document Type: Review

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