The value of radiotherapy or chemotherapy after intubation for advanced esophageal carcinoma--a prospective randomized trial.

Autor: Schmid EU; Department of Surgery, Verwoerd Hospital, University of Pretoria, South Africa., Alberts AS, Greeff F, Terblanche AP, Schoeman L, Burger W, Shiels RA, Friediger D, Van der Hoven A, Falkson G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology [Radiother Oncol] 1993 Jul; Vol. 28 (1), pp. 27-30.
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(93)90181-7
Abstrakt: After intubation for advanced, inoperable squamous carcinoma of the oesophagus, a prospectively controlled randomized trial was done to investigate the effect of radiotherapy (41 patients) or mono-chemotherapy (40 patients) or no further treatment (46 patients). Treatment had no significant effect on either palliation or survival (p < or = 0.7) and did not alter the natural history of the disease.
Databáze: MEDLINE