A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared neoadjuvant chemoradiation and surgery to surgery alone for resectable esophageal cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 538-543

  Urschel, John D ^a,b   Vasan, Hari ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic agents; Esophageal neoplasms radiotherapy; Esophageal neoplasms surgery; Meta analysis; Postoperative complications; Prospective studies; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG FATALITY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038359143     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00066-7     Document Type: Review

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