The significance of surgery following concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | Zendy

M. Nakajima | Zendy; Hiroto Muroi | Zendy; Maiko Kikuchi | Zendy

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The significance of surgery following concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Author(s) -

M. Nakajima,

Hiroto Muroi,

Maiko Kikuchi

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.58

Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , chemoradiotherapy , basal cell , oncology , clinical significance , surgery , carcinoma , overall survival

Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide because of its poor prognosis (1). Advanced esophageal cancer cannot be cured by a traditional monotherapy method; instead a multidisciplinary therapy is required. Many therapeutic strategies have been developed to date, and several controlled studies have been performed to ensure their efficacy.

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