The use of trimodality therapy for the treatment of operable esophageal carcinoma in the veteran population
Billingsley K, Maynard C, Schwartz D, Dominitz J. The use of trimodality therapy for the treatment of operable esophageal carcinoma in the veteran population. Cancer 2001, 92: 1272-1280. PMID: 11571743, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010901)92:5<1272::aid-cncr1448>3.0.co;2-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperable esophageal carcinomaTrimodality therapyEsophageal carcinomaPerioperative mortalityDistal esophageal tumorsOutpatient clinic filesOutcomes of patientsRetrospective cohort studyOverall perioperative mortalityFavorable prognostic factorPredictors of survivalAbsence of metastasesMain outcome measuresPatient Treatment FileRecord Locator SystemType of treatmentHealth care systemInduction chemoradiotherapyMidesophageal tumorsNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyCohort studyMedian survivalOverall survivalPatient ageSurgical therapy