The role of definitive chemoradiotherapy versus surgery as initial treatments for potentially resectable esophageal carcinoma

The role of definitive chemoradiotherapy versus surgery as initial treatments for potentially resectable esophageal carcinoma

Abstract Background We performed a meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) and esophagectomy as initial treatments for potentially resectable esophageal cancer. Methods To assess both strategies, the combined odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) w...

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Main Authors: Ming-Wei Ma, Xian-Shu Gao, Xiao-Bin Gu, Mu Xie, Ming Cui, Min Zhang, Ling Liu, Huan Yin, Long-Qi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Definitive chemoradiotherapy
Esophagostomy
Survival
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1470-y

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