Radiotherapy with high dose rate brachytherapy boost and concomitant chemotherapy for stages IIB and III esophageal carcinoma: Results of a pilot study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 769-775

  Calais, Gilles ^a,b   Dorval, Etienne ^a   Louisot, Pascal ^a   Bourlier, Pascal ^a   Klein, Vincent ^a   Chapet, Sophie ^a   Reynaud Bougnoux, A ^a   Huten, Noël ^a   De Calan, Loïk ^a   Aget, Hélène ^a   Le Floch, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

Concomitant chemotherapy; Esophageal cancer; High dose rate brachytherapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17644443199     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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