Small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: Review of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering experience

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 533-537

  Ku, G Y ^a   Minsky, B D ^a   Rusch, V W ^b   Bains, M ^b   Kelsen, D P ^a   Ilson, D H ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Esophagus; Gastroesophageal junction; Radiotherapy; Small cell carcinoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; IRINOTECAN; PACLITAXEL; PLATINUM COMPLEX; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; SECOND CANCER; SIDE EFFECT; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149098191     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm476     Document Type: Review

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