Induction chemoradiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus: Impact of increased dosage on long-term results

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1176-1183

  De Manzoni, Giovanni ^a   Pedrazzani, Corrado ^b   Laterza, Ernesto ^b   Pasini, Felice ^b   Grandinetti, Antonio ^b   Bernini, Marco ^b   Ruzzenente, Andrea ^b   Zerman, Germana ^b   Tomezzoli, Anna ^b   Cordiano, Claudio ^b  

^a BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CISPLATIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144441732     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.048     Document Type: Article

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