2005
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001799.pub2
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Preoperative radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma

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“…Taking into account the high rates of locoregional and distant failure, there is considerable interest in the combination of systemic chemotherapy and local surgical treatment. Additional use of postoperative chemotherapy (2), radiation (3,4 or chemoradiation (5) did not result in improvement of outcomes. The role of preoperative chemotherapy in EC remains controversial.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 85%
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“…Taking into account the high rates of locoregional and distant failure, there is considerable interest in the combination of systemic chemotherapy and local surgical treatment. Additional use of postoperative chemotherapy (2), radiation (3,4 or chemoradiation (5) did not result in improvement of outcomes. The role of preoperative chemotherapy in EC remains controversial.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…These patients were eligible to participate in the study, but refused participation for personal or administrative reasons. , and the platelet count was at least 100 000/mm 3 . A delay in treatment of up to 2 weeks was permitted.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For patients having pre-operative radiotherapy alone, there is only one MA which has been published on multiple occasions as a Cochrane review [17] . This review involved all 5 randomized trials comparing surgery alone with pre-operative radiotherapy followed by surgery.…”
Section: Radiotherapy Plus Surgery Vs Surgery Alonementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The absolute survival difference was 2% after 2 years and 4% after 5 years. This meta-analysis revealed a trend toward improved 5-year overall survival but failed to show a statistically significant survival advantage [69]. Neoadjuvant radiation alone followed by surgery is therefore not a recommended approach to treat EC.…”
Section: Non-surgical Treatmentmentioning
confidence: 99%