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Clinical Implications of Conversion Surgery After Induction Therapy for T4b Thoracic Esophageal Squa...

Clinical Implications of Conversion Surgery After Induction Therapy for T4b Thoracic Esophageal Squa...

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Clinical Implications of Conversion Surgery After Induction Therapy for T4b Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Full title

Clinical Implications of Conversion Surgery After Induction Therapy for T4b Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Journal title

Annals of surgical oncology, 2019-12, Vol.26 (13), p.4737-4743

Language

English

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Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Contents

Background
Definitive chemoradiation therapy or chemotherapy alone is generally recommended for patients with unresectable cT4b esophageal cancer. However, conversion surgery has emerged as a therapeutic option when downstaging is achieved by induction therapy.
Methods
We studied 169 patients with cT4 esophageal cancer who underwent induct...

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Full title

Clinical Implications of Conversion Surgery After Induction Therapy for T4b Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2273778285

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2273778285

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ISSN

1068-9265

E-ISSN

1534-4681

DOI

10.1245/s10434-019-07727-8

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