THE VALUE OF RADIOTHERAPY OR CHEMOTHERAPY AFTER INTUBATION FOR ADVANCED ESOPHAGEAL-CARCINOMA - A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL

被引:19
作者
SCHMID, EU
ALBERTS, AS
GREEFF, F
TERBLANCHE, APS
SCHOEMAN, L
BURGER, W
SHIELS, RA
FRIEDIGER, D
VANDERHOVEN, A
FALKSON, G
机构
[1] UNIV PRETORIA, H F VERWOERD & KALAFONG HOSP, DEPT SURG, PRIVATE BAG X169, PRETORIA 0001, SOUTH AFRICA
[2] MRC, ENVIRONM DIS RES INST, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
[3] UNIV PRETORIA, H F VERWOERD & KALAFONG HOSP, DEPT RADIOTHERAPY, PRETORIA 0001, SOUTH AFRICA
[4] UNIV PRETORIA, H F VERWOERD & KALAFONG HOSP, DEPT MED ONCOL, PRETORIA 0001, SOUTH AFRICA
[5] MRC, INST BIOSTAT, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
关键词
ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA; PALLIATIVE INTUBATION;
D O I
10.1016/0167-8140(93)90181-7
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
After intubation for advanced, inoperable squamous carcinoma of the oesophagus, a prospectively controlled randomized trial was done to investigate the effect of radiotherapy (41 patients) or mono-chemotherapy (40 patients) or no further treatment (46 patients). Treatment had no significant effect on either palliation or survival (p less-than-or-equal-to 0.7) and did not alter the natural history of the disease.
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页码:27 / 30
页数:4
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