Two versus three courses of preoperative cisplatin and fluorouracil plus docetaxel for treating locally advanced esophageal cancer: short-term outcomes of a multicenter randomized phase II trial
Osamu Shiraishi, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Koji Tanaka, Kotaro Yamashita, Tomo Ishida, Keijiro Sugimura, Hiroshi Miyata, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani, Atsushi Takeno, Motohiro Hirao, Yutaka Kimura, Taroh Satoh, Masahiko Yano, Yuichiro� Doki, Takushi Yasuda
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDocetaxelEsophageal cancerPerioperativeLeukopeniaRandomized controlled trialInternal medicineFluorouracilAdverse effectChemotherapyCardiothoracic surgeryLung cancerCisplatinAbdominal surgerySurgical oncologySurgeryCancerEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research