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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Squamous carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus has an extremely poor prognosis. This study, EST-1282, was undertaken by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) to determine whether the combined use of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), mitomycin C, and radiation therapy improved the disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with carcinoma of the esophagus, compared to those who received radiation therapy alone. Two- and 5-year survivals were 12% and 7% in the radiation alone arm and 27% and 9% in the chemoradiation arm. Patients treated with chemoradiation had a longer median survival (14.8 months), compared to patients receiving radiation therapy alone (9.2 months). This difference was statistically significant. The same pattern of survival was noted in almost all subgroups independent of whether surgical resection was performed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0360-3016
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
269-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Fluorouracil, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Mitomycin, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Quality Control, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Radiation Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Radiation-Sensitizing Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Radiotherapy Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:9788404-Surgical Procedures, Elective
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Combined chemoradiotherapy vs. radiotherapy alone for early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a study of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.
pubmed:affiliation
Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial