[Esophageal cancer: Outcome according to therapeutic strategy.]

CONCLUSION: More than one-third relapse is local. Locoregional control is better with high dose chemoradiotherapy. In this study, surgery performed in selected patients only, improved locoregional control, relapse-free disease and overall survival.
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Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - December 24, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rousseau D, Capitain O, Denis F, Girault S, Poirier AL, Paumier A, Cellier P, Hamy A, Mahé MA, Mesgouez-Nebout N Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research