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The Role of Induction Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. Thoracic surgery clinics Berry, M. F. 2016; 26 (3): 295-304

Abstract

Survival of esophageal cancer generally is poor but has been improving. Induction chemoradiation is recommended before esophagectomy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma. Both induction chemotherapy and induction chemoradiation are found to be beneficial for locally advanced adenocarcinoma. Although a clear advantage of either strategy has not yet been demonstrated, consensus-based guidelines recommend induction chemoradiation for locally advanced adenocarcinoma.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2016.04.006

View details for PubMedID 27427524