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  • Title: [Epidermoid cancers of the esophagus: combined chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. Preliminary results in 50 cases].
    Author: Elias D, Lasser P, Kac J, Spielmann M, Eschwege F, Girinsky T, Bertin F, Leclercq B, Nitenberg G, Rougier P.
    Journal: Bull Cancer; 1988; 75(2):175-81. PubMed ID: 3359061.
    Abstract:
    Fifty operable epidermoid esophageal carcinomas were treated by combined chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. The post-operative mortality was 5.4% and the severe post-operative morbidity was 29%. The vindesine-5FU-platinum association and the vindesine-endoxan-platinum association gave respectively 55% and 35% objective responses (OR) after two preoperative courses without increasing the operative mortality. The patients who showed an OR had a less important tumoral extension. Thus, an objective response to the pre-operative chemotherapy is in fact a new prognostic factor. Survival without recurrence seems to be increased when chemotherapy is efficient in the curative resection group. These findings incite to promote prospective randomized studies with this kind of combined therapy.
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