Definitive chemoradiation therapy or surgery for clinical T1-3N0-1M0 thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A propensity score matching analysis

Summary: Background: To compare overall survival in patients with clinical T1-3N0-1 thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with surgery or definitive chemoradiation therapy (CRT). Methods: We used propensity-score matching to derive 1:1 cohorts of surgery versus definitive CRT. Statist...

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Main Authors: Xu-Yuan Li, He-San Luo, Sheng-Xi Wu, Ze-Sen Du, Chun-Peng Zheng, Zhi-Yong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958418301040