Chemoradiotherapy after Surgery Compared with Surgery Alone for Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction

S. Macdonald, John; R. Smalley, Stephen; Benedetti, Jacqueline; A. Hundahl, Scott; Estes, Norman; N. Stemmermann, Grant; G. Haller, Daniel; A. Ajani, Jaffer; L. Gunderson, Leonard; Milburn Jessup, J.; A. Martenson, James

doi:10.1056/nejmoa010187

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Chemoradiotherapy after Surgery Compared with Surgery Alone for Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 6, 2001

Authors:

John S. Macdonald

Stephen R. Smalley

Jacqueline Benedetti

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Surgical resection of adenocarcinoma of the stomach is curative in less than 40 percent of cases. We investigated the effect of surgery plus postoperative (adjuvant) chemoradiotherapy on the survival of patients with resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction. ...

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Medicine

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Chemoradiotherapy

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