Definitive Chemoradiation with Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin in the Treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma – A Simplistic Approach

Purpose: Chemoradiation is the standard of care in locally advanced/ inoperable esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). Though combination chemotherapy with Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil is the standard, it has low compliance due to toxicities and prolonged treatment time. Hence there is a window of...

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Published in:	Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care
Main Authors:	Imtiaz Ahmed, Sapna Krishnamurthy, Rohan Bhise
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2021-05-01
Subjects:	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, chemoradiation, cisplatin
Online Access:	http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcc/article/view/665