Article
Apoptosis in esophageal cancer following induction chemoradiotherapy.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Sept 1998
Shears L L, Ribeiro U, Kane J, Safatle-Ribeiro A, Watkins S, Posner M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The poor survival of patients with esophageal cancer following esophagectomy has led to intense investigation into combined modality therapy. Based on results from clinical trials examining chemoradiotherapy alone without surgery, resection has come under increased scrutiny and its necessity as a component of a multimodal approach has been questioned. In this study, we examined whether residual tumor...
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