Radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma: dose, response and survival

Esophageal cancer (EC) is an extremely aggressive, lethal malignancy that is increasing in incidence worldwide. At present, definitive chemoradiotherapy is accepted as the standard treatment for locally advanced EC. The EC guidelines recommend a radiation dose of 50.4 Gy for definitive treatment, ye...

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Autores principales: Luo, Yijun, Mao, Qingfeng, Wang, Xiaoli, Yu, Jinming, Li, Minghuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29343986
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S144687