Freedom from recurrence after induction cisplatin/5-FU/RT versus carboplatin/paclitaxel/RT in patients with esophageal cancer.
Thomay A, Su S, Friedant A, Ruth K, Astsaturov I, Burtness B, Denlinger C, Dotan E, Hall M, Meyer J, Shah P, Cohen S, Scott W. Freedom from recurrence after induction cisplatin/5-FU/RT versus carboplatin/paclitaxel/RT in patients with esophageal cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 126-126. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.3_suppl.126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEsophageal cancerOverall survivalGroup BLandmark analysisGroup ANeoadjuvant treatment regimenKaplan-Meier methodEsophageal cancer patientsProspective databaseR0 resectionDistant recurrencePatient demographicsSurgery patientsMeier methodMore recurrencesOperative complicationsPathologic responseTreatment regimenCancer patientsOperative procedurePatientsLarge seriesRecurrenceSurvival curvesPropensity score