Combined-modality therapy for locally advanced oesophageal carcinoma
Gy Lázár, K Szentpáli, A Paszt, G Uhercsák, Z Kahán · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2005 · Heft 05
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Objective: Neoadjuvant therapy and combined modality therapy have become focuses of interest in an effort to prolong survival and reduce recurrence rates in patients with oesophageal cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the outcome of multimodal treatment in patients with localized oesophageal cancer treated at a single institution. Methods: Between 2001 and 2004, 85 patients underwent treatment for localized oesophageal cancer, utilizing surgery alone (31 pts), chemoradiation alone (34 pts), or surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CR) (20 pts). 20 patients with locally advanced oesophag…