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SUBMITTER: Chen HS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794775 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Hui-Shan HS Hsu Po-Kuei PK Liu Chia-Chuan CC Wu Shiao-Chi SC
Scientific reports 20180201 1
Adjuvant chemoradiation is reported to have a survival benefit for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We evaluated the "upfront surgery and pathological stage-based adjuvant chemoradiation" strategy, in which adjuvant therapy is guided by pathological stage, in locally advanced ESCC. Data from 2976 clinical stage II/III ESCC patients, including 1735 in neoadjuvant chemoradiation and 1241 in upfront surgery groups, were obtained from a nationwide database. Patients in the upfront surgery ...[more]