A comparison of multimodal therapy and surgery for esophageal adenocarcinoma.

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Authors
Walsh, T N
Noonan, N
Hollywood, D
Kelly, A
Keeling, N
Hennessy, T P
Issue Date
1996-08-15
Keywords
CANCER, OESOPAHGEAL
SURGERY
RADIOTHERAPY
CHEMOTHERAPY
Local subject classification
Adenocarcinoma/therapy
MeSH
Adenocarcinoma
Adult
Aged
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Cisplatin
Combined Modality Therapy
Esophageal Neoplasms
Female
Fluorouracil
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Prospective Studies
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome

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A comparison of multimodal therapy and surgery for esophageal adenocarcinoma. 1996, 335 (7):462-7 N. Engl. J. Med.
Journal
The New England journal of medicine
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621423
DOI
10.1056/NEJM199608153350702
PubMed ID
8672151
Abstract
Uncontrolled studies suggest that a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy improves the survival of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma. We conducted a prospective, randomized trial comparing surgery alone with combined chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
0028-4793
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