Salvage photodynamic therapy for persistent esophageal cancer after chemoradiation therapy

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-14

  Wolfsen, Herbert C ^a   Hemminger, Lois L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoradiation therapy; Endoscopic ablation; Esophageal cancer; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ERLOTINIB; PHOTOFRIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOSAL DISEASE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALVAGE THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 33644923224     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-1000(06)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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