A Comparison of Multimodal Therapy and Surgery for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

N. Walsh, T.; Noonan, N.; Hollywood, Donal; Kelly, Alan; Keeling, N.; P. J. Hennessy, T.

doi:10.1056/nejm199608153350702

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A Comparison of Multimodal Therapy and Surgery for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 15, 1996

Authors:

T. N. Walsh

N. Noonan

Donal Hollywood

Abstract

BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: Patients...

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Medicine

Multimodal therapy

Radiation therapy

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