Effect of increased time from chemoradiation to surgery on the pathologic complete response rate in patients with esophageal cancer.
Shaikh T, Ruth K, Scott W, Burtness B, Cohen S, Konski A, Cooper H, Astsaturov I, Meyer J. Effect of increased time from chemoradiation to surgery on the pathologic complete response rate in patients with esophageal cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 84-84. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.4_suppl.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete responseEsophageal cancerPathologic complete response rateT3/T4 lesionsT1/T2 lesionsCarboplatin-based therapyTri-modality treatmentComplete response rateMedian radiation doseType of chemotherapyResectable esophageal cancerMultivariable logistic regressionSquamous cell carcinomaRadiation doseEnd of chemoradiationTrimodality therapyDistant recurrenceSubsequent surgeryT4 lesionsComplete responseMedian ageRectal cancerT2 lesionsMedian timeMultivariable analysis