Neoadjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 3793-3803

  Campbell, Nicholas P ^a   Villaflor, Victoria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Disease management; Esophageal cancer; Multimodality therapy; Neoadjuvant therapy; Radiotherapy; Targeted agents

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; VINDESINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

EID: 77955757794     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3793     Document Type: Article

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