Effects on heart function of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in patients with cancer in the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction – a prospective cohort pilot study within a randomized clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant therapy for cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal (GE)-junction is well established. The pros and cons of chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy are debated. Chemoradiotherapy might impair cardiac function eliciting postoperative morbidity. The aim of this pilot study was t...

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Autores principales: Lund, Mikael, Alexandersson von Döbeln, Gabriella, Nilsson, Magnus, Winter, Reidar, Lundell, Lars, Tsai, Jon A, Kalman, Sigridur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4331444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25582305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0310-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4331444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25582305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-014-0310-7

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