Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy for node-positive esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis

Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy for node-positive esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis

Abstract Background and purpose After esophagectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy (S + CT) and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (S + CRT) can improve survival in patients with node-positive resectable esophageal cancer. However, we are not aware of any studies that directly compared these adjuvant treatments. Th...

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Main Authors: Qifeng Wang, Jinyi Lang, Tao Li, Lin Peng, Wei Dai, Yinchun Jiang, Tianpeng Xie, Qiang Fang, Yi Wang, Lei Wu, Bangrong Cao, Yongtao Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Adjuvant therapy
Esophagectomy
Esophageal cancer
Chemotherapy
Chemoradiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01557-9

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