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Primary radio(chemo)therapy for esophageal cancer in elderly patients: are efficiency and toxicity comparable with younger patients?
PURPOSE: In elderly patients with esophageal cancer (EC), esophagectomy is associated with an increased mortality, and therefore these patients are often treated with definite (chemo)radiation. The purpose of this study was to assess the toxicity and efficiency of definite radio(chemo)therapy in pat...
Autores principales: | Münch, Stefan, Heinrich, Christine, Habermehl, Daniel, Oechsner, Markus, Combs, Stephanie E., Duma, Marciana-Nona |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5501408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28683820 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40001-017-0265-x |
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