Preoperative Chemo-Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus

Roth J.A. , Pass H.I. , Flanagan M.M. , Graeber G.M. , Rosenberg J.C. , Steinberg S. : Randomized clinical trial of preoperative and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin, vindesine and bleomycin for carcinoma of the esophagus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 96: 242–248, 1988.

Muller J.M. , Erasmi H. , Stelzner M. , Zieren U. , Pichlmaier H. : Surgical therapy of oesophageal carcinoma. Br J Surg, 77: 845–857, 1990.

Lanouis B. , Delarue D. , Campion J.P. , Kerbaol M. : Preoperative radiotherapy for carcinoma of the esophagus. Surg Gynecol Obstet, 153: 690–692, 1981.

Nygaard K. , Hagen S. , Hansen H.S. , Hatlevoll R. , Hultbom R. , Jakobsen A. , Mantyla M. , Modig H. , Munck-Wikland E. , Rosengren B. : Preoperative radiotherapy prolongs survival in operable esophageal carcinoma: a randomised, multicenter study of preoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The second Scandinavian trial in esophageal cancer. World J Surg, 16: 1104–1110, 1992.

Poplin E. , Fleming T. , Leichman L. , Seydel H.G. , Steiger Z. , Taylor S. , Vance R. , Stuckey W.J. , Rivkin S.E. : Combined therapies for squamous-cell carcinoma of the esophagus, a Southwest Oncology Group Study 8037. J Clin Oncol, 5: 622–628, 1987.

Roder J.D. , Busch R. , Stein H.J. , Fink U. , Siewert J.R. : Ratio of invaded to removed lymph nodes as a predictor of survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus. Br J Surg, 81: 410–413, 1994.

Walsh T.N. , Noonan N. , Hollywood D. , Kelly A. , Keeling N. , Hennessy T.P. : A comparison of multimodal therapy and surgery for esophageal adenocarcinoma. N Engl J Med, 335: 462–467, 1996.

Urba S. , Orringer M. , Turris A. , Whyte R. , Jannettoni M. , Forastiere A. : A randomized trial comparing surgery (S) to preoperative concomitant chemoradiation plus surgery in patient with respectable esophageal cancer. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol, 33: 277 (Abs 16), 1997.

Coia L.R. , Engstrom P.F. , Paul A.R. , Stafford P.M. , Hanks G.E. : Long-term results of infusional 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C, and radiation as primary management of esophageal carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 20: 29–36, 1991.

Leichman L. , Herskovic A. , Leichman C.G. , Lattin P.B. , Steiger Z. , Tapazoglou E. : Nonoperative therapy for squamous-cell cancer of the esophagus. J Clin Oncol, 5: 365–370, 1987.

Cooper J.S. , Guo M.D. , Herskovic A. , Mac Donald J.S. , Martenson J.A. , Al-Sarraf M. : Chemoradiotherapy of locally advanced esophageal cancer: long-term follow-up of a prospective randomized trial (RTOG 85-01). Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. JAMA, 281: 1623–1627, 1999.

Forastiere A.A. , Orringer M.B. , Perez-Tamayo C. , Urba S.E. , Husted S. , Takasugi B.J. , Zahurak M. : Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy followed by transhiatal esophagectomy for local-regional cancer of the esophagus. J Clin Oncol, 8: 119–127, 1990.

Bates B.A. , Detterbeck F.C. , Bernard S.A. , Qaqisha B.F. , Tepper J.E. : Concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy for localized esophageal carcinoma. J Clin Oncol, 14: 156–163, 1996.

Zuccaro G. Jr ., Rice T.W. , Goldblum J. , Medendorp S.V. , Becker M. , Pimentel R. , Gitlin L. , Adelstein D.J. : Endoscopic ultrasound cannot determine suitability for esophagectomy after aggressive chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Am J Gastroenterol, 94: 906–912, 1999.

Arnott S.J. , Duncan W. , Kerr G.R. , Walbaum P.R. , Cameron E. , Jack W.J. , Mackillop W.J. : Low dose preoperative radiotherapy for carcinoma of the oesophagus: results of a randomized clinical trial. Radiother Oncol, 24: 108–113, 1992.

Gignoux M. , Roussel A. , Paillot B. , Gillet M. , Schalg P. , Favre J.P. , Dalesio O. , Buyse M. , Duez S. : The value of preoperative radiotherapy in esophageal cancer: results of a study of the EORTC. World J Surg, 11: 426–432, 1987.

Huang G.J. , Gu X.Z. , Wang L.J. : Combined preoperative irradiation and surgery for esophageal carcinoma. In: International trends in general thoracic surgery, Delarue N.C. (Ed), pp 315–318, Mosby, St. Louis, MO, 1988.

Mei W. , Xian-Zhi G. , Weibo Y. Randomized clinical trial on the combination of preoperative irradiation and surgery in the treatment of esophageal carcinoma: report on 206 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 16: 325–327, 1989.

Teniere P. , Hay J.M. , Fingerhut A. , Fagniez P.L. : Postoperative radiation therapy does not increase survival after curative resection for squamous cell carcinoma of the middle and lower esophagus as shown by a multicenter controlled trial. Surg Gynecol Obstet, 173: 123–130, 1991.

Fok M. , Sham J.S.T. , Choy D. , Cheng S.W. , Wong J. : Postoperative radiotherapy for carcinoma of the esophagus: a prospective, randomized controlled trial. Surgery, 113: 138–147, 1993.

Kelsen D.P. , Minski B.D. , Smith M. : Preoperative therapy for esophageal cancer: a randomised comparison of chemotherapy vs radiation therapy. J Clin Oncol, 8: 1352–1361, 1990.

Schlag P.M. : Randomized trial of preoperative chemotherapy for squamous cell cancer of the esophagus. Arch Surg, 127: 1446–1450, 1992.

Clark P.I. : Medical Research Council randomised trial of surgery with or without preoperative chemotherapy in resectable cancer of the oesophagus. Ann Oncol, 11: 4, 2000.

Le Prise E. , Etienne P.L. , Meunier B. , Maddem G. , Ben Hassel M. , Gedovin D. , Boutin D. , Campion J.P. , Launois B. : A randomized study of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery vs surgery for localized squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Cancer, 73: 1179–1184, 1994.

Bosset J.F. , Gignoux M. , Triboulet J.P. , Triet E. , Mantion G. , Elias D. , Lozach P. , Ollier J.C. , Pavy J.J. , Mercier M. , Sahmoud T. : Chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery compared with surgery alone in squamous cell cancer of the esophagus. N Engl J Med, 337: 161, 1997.

Hoffman P. , Ferguson M. , Haraf D. : Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and postoperative chemoradiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol, 32: 204 (abstr 15), 1996.