Combined preoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer: Interim analysis of a phase II trial

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 829-837

  Stahl, M ^a   Wilke, H ^a   Fink, U ^a   Stuschke, M ^a   Walz, M K ^a   Siewert, J R ^a   Molls, M ^a   Fett, W ^a   Makoski, H B ^a   Breuer, N ^a   Schmidt, U ^a   Niebel, W ^a   Sack, H ^a   Eigler, F W ^a   Seeber, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 9044234412     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.3.829     Document Type: Article

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