## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The survival of patients with locoregional adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) who receive preoperative chemoradiation is reported to be better among patients who achieve a pathologic complete response than among patients who have residua
Posttherapy pathologic stage predicts survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma receiving preoperative chemoradiation
โ Scribed by Lucian R. Chirieac; Stephen G. Swisher; Jaffer A. Ajani; Ritsuko R. Komaki; Arlene M. Correa; Jeffrey S. Morris; Jack A. Roth; Asif Rashid; Stanley R. Hamilton; Tsung-Teh Wu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 573 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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