Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal or Junctional Cancer

van Hagen, Pieter; C.C.M. Hulshof, Maarten; Jan B. van Lanschot, J.; W. Steyerberg, Ewout; I. van Berge Henegouwen, Mark; P. L. Wijnhoven, Bas; J. Richel, Dick; A. P. Nieuwenhuijzen, Grard; A.P. Hospers, Geke; J. Bonenkamp, Johannes; A. Cuesta, Miguel; Blaisse, R.J.B.; R. Busch, Olivier; ten Kate, F.J.W.; Creemers, G.J.; Punt, C.J.A.; Theodorus Plukker, John; M.W. Verheul, Henk; Jan Spillenaar Bilgen, Ernst; van Dekken, Herman; J.C. van der Sangen, Maurice; Rozema, Tom; Biermann, Katharina; C. Beukema, Jannet; H.M. Piet, Anna; M. van Rij, Caroline; G. Reinders, Janny; Tilanus, H.W.; van der Gaast, Ate

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1112088

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Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal or Junctional Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 31, 2012

Authors:

Pieter van Hagen

Maarten C.C.M. Hulshof

J. Jan B. van Lanschot

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The role of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of patients with esophageal or esophagogastric-junction cancer is not well established. We compared chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery with surgery alone in this patient population. METHODS: We randomly assigned patients with ...

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Medicine

Chemoradiotherapy

Esophageal cancer

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