Neoadjuvant strategies in resectable carcinoma esophagus: a meta-analysis of randomized trials

Abstract Background The survival benefit of neoadjuvant therapy in resectable carcinoma esophagus has been elucidated. We performed a meta-analysis in light of new studies and long-term results of past trials. The search strategy was refined to include only “neoadjuvant” so that any bias by adjuvant...

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Main Authors: Tarun Kumar, Esha Pai, Rajesh Singh, Neville J. Francis, Manoj Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01830-x