Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for the treatment of esophageal carcinoma

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 474-478

  Matsubara, Hisahiro ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Neoadjuvant chemoradiation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; OXALIPLATIN; VINBLASTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EUROPE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; NORTH AMERICA; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY;

EID: 57849155390     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-008-0853-4     Document Type: Review

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