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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1470-y |