A comparison of chemotherapy plus surgery with surgery alone for localized esophageal cancer

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Dirk Rades et al. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2008 Apr.

. 2008 Apr;5(4):190-1.

doi: 10.1038/ncponc1076. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany. rades.dirk@gmx.net

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Long-term results of RTOG trial 8911 (USA Intergroup 113): a random assignment trial comparison of chemotherapy followed by surgery compared with surgery alone for esophageal cancer.
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