Perioperative chemotherapy vs. neoadjuvant chemoradiation in gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma : A population-based evaluation of the Munich Cancer Registry.

Stefan MünchDaniel HabermehlAyman AghaClaus BelkaStephanie E CombsRenate EckelHelmut FriessAlexander GerbesNatascha C NüsslerWolfgang ScheppRoland M SchmidWolfgang SchmittGabriele Schubert-FritschleBernhard WeberJens WernerJutta Engel

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2017)

For UICC stage II/III carcinoma, nCRT was associated with an improved locoregional tumor control compared with pCT, while no further significant differences were seen between nCRT and pCT for UICC stage II/III AEG. Moreover, there was a strong trend toward improved locoregional tumor control after nCRT when analyzing all patients treated with nCRT or pCT, despite these patients having higher risk factors.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
risk factors
end stage renal disease
squamous cell carcinoma
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
radiation therapy
papillary thyroid
cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury
patient reported outcomes
squamous cell