A multi-centered randomized controlled study of neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery versus surgery alone for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus: an interim analysis

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 92, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1028-1032

  Yang, Hong ^a   Fu, Jian Hua ^a   Liu, Meng Zhong ^a   Fang, Wen Tao ^b   Wang, Jia Ming ^b   Chen, Yu Ping ^b   Chen, Zhi Jian ^b   Xiang, Jia Qing ^b   Yang, Huan Jun ^b   Mao, Wei Min ^b   Zheng, Xiao ^b   Zhu, Cheng Chu ^b   Kong, Min ^b   Han, Yong Tao ^b   Li, Tao ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drug therapy; Esophageal neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Surgical procedures, operative

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; NAVELBINE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HEART FAILURE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VOMITING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868271949     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2012.15.005     Document Type: Article

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