Concurrent chemoradiation followed by esophageal resection vs chemoradiation alone for localized esophageal cancer

Community Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 431-439

  Hainsworth, John D ^a   Meluch, Anthony A ^a,e   Gray, James R ^b,f   Spigel, David R ^a   Meng, Christina ^a   Bearden, James D ^c   Hermann, Robert ^d   Greco, F Anthony ^a  

^a SARAH CANNON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Radiation Oncology Associates   (United States)

^c Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

^d Wellstar Cancer Research   (United States)

^e Sarah Cannon Cancer Center   (United States)

^f Radiation Oncology Associates

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 34547157216     PISSN: 15485315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70102-4     Document Type: Article

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