Prospective study of daily low-dose nedaplatin and continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion combined with radiation for the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Prospective study of daily low-dose nedaplatin and continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion combined with radiation for the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Protracted low-dose concurrent chemotherapy combined with radiation has been proposed for enhanced treatment results for esophageal cancer. We evaluated the efficacy and the toxicity of a novel regimen of daily low-dose nedaplatin (c...

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Main Authors: Yamada Takanori, Kodaira Chise, Hamaya Yasushi, Nishino Masafumi, Takayanagi Yasuhiro, Yamade Mihoko, Terai Tomohiro, Kosugi Takashi, Sugimoto Ken, Furuta Takahisa, Osawa Satoshi, Iwaizumi Moriya, Takagaki Kosuke, Yoshida Ken-ichi, Kanaoka Shigeru, Ikuma Mutsuhiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/408

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