Progress report of combined chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in patients with esophageal cancer: an intergroup study.

Al‐Sarraf, Muhyi; Martz, Karen; Herskovic, Arnold; Leichman, Lawrence; Brindle, Jeffrey; K. Vaitkevicius, V.; S. Cooper, Jay; W. Byhardt, Roger; Davis, L.; Emami, Bahman

doi:10.1200/jco.1997.15.1.277

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Progress report of combined chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in patients with esophageal cancer: an intergroup study.

Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology • Jan 1, 1997

Authors:

Muhyi Al‐Sarraf

Karen Martz

Arnold Herskovic

Abstract

PURPOSE: The present intergroup phase III randomized study compared combined chemotherapy (CT) plus radiotherapy (RT) treatment versus RT only in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two courses of chemotherapy during 50 Gy RT followed by additional two courses of...

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Medicine

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Radiation therapy

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