Preoperative chemoradiation in carcinoma esophagus: Experience from a tertiary cancer center in India
Background: Esophageal cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related deaths in India. In 2012, the CROSS trial evaluated the benefit of induction therapy using weekly carboplatin-paclitaxel with 41.4 Gy radiation versus surgery alone. Pathological complete response (pCR) rates were 28%. O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2018;volume=39;issue=3;spage=272;epage=275;aulast=Bajwa |
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