Feasibility of chemoradiation therapy with protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil for esophageal cancer patients not suitable for cisplatin.

作者: Bryan H. Burmeister , Euan T. Walpole , Elizabeth A. Burmeister , Janine Thomas , Damien B. Thomson

DOI: 10.1007/S10147-005-0506-9

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摘要: Background Chemoradiation therapy is the standard treatment for esophageal cancer in patients not fit surgery. The regimen most commonly used includes cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil. Little data exists regarding alternative chemotherapy regimens suitable cisplatin. We report on a using protracted infusion 5-fluorouracil alone both curative palliative indications.

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