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Clinical Trial
. 2001 May;23(3):254-5.

[A randomized clinical study of preoperative chemotherapy for esophageal carcinoma]

[Article in Chinese]
C Wang  1 , T Ding, L Chang
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  • PMID: 11783101
Clinical Trial

[A randomized clinical study of preoperative chemotherapy for esophageal carcinoma]

[Article in Chinese]
C Wang et al. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi. 2001 May.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of preoperative chemotherapy on the prognosis of stage II or III patients with esophageal carcinoma.

Methods: From February 1991 to June 1994, 50 patients with stage II, III esophageal carcinoma were treated with preoperative combination (CDDP) chemotherapy and compared with 50 patients received operation alone.

Results: The 5-year survival rate of the operation group and preoperative chemotherapy group was 32% and 46%, respectively. The difference was statistically significant.

Conclusion: Preoperative chemotherapy improves survival of surgically treated esophageal cancer patients.

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