welcomes you to the new, improved website!This randomized trial involving 30 centers in France compared outcomes after induction chemoradiotherapy followed by resection to resection alone for stage I or II esophageal cancer. The R0 resection rate was similar between the groups. Postoperative mortality was higher in the induction therapy group (11.1% vs 3.4%). Long-term survival was similar between the groups.
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Surgery Alone Versus Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery for Stage I and II Esophageal Cancer: Final Analysis of Randomized Controlled Phase III Trial FFCD 9901
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology
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Author(s): Christophe Mariette, Laetitia Dahan, Françoise Mornex, Emilie Maillard, Pascal-Alexandre Thomas, Bernard Meunier, Valérie Boige, Denis Pezet, William B. Robb, Valérie Le Brun-Ly, Jean-François Bosset, Jean-Yves Mabrut, Jean-Pierre Triboulet, Laurent Bedenne and Jean-François Seitz
