Assessment of photodynamic therapy as a salvage treatment for local failure after chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal cancer in patients aged 80 years or older

Assessment of photodynamic therapy as a salvage treatment for local failure after chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal cancer in patients aged 80 years or older

Abstract Objectives Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) or radiotherapy (RT) alone is often the treatment of choice for elderly patients with esophageal cancer with the expectation of organ preservation. However, salvage treatment remains a problem when endoscopic resection is not indicated for local failure af...

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Main Authors: Michiko Nishikawa, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Saeko Kushida, Taku Hirabayashi, Syunta Tanaka, Naoki Takegawa, Takuya Mimura, Hidetaka Tsumura, Ikuya Miki, Masahiro Tsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:DEN Open
Subjects:
aged
chemoradiotherapy
esophageal neoplasms
photochemotherapy
salvage therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.167

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https://doi.org/10.1002/deo2.167

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