Preliminary treatment results of proton beam therapy with chemoradiotherapy for stage I–III esophageal cancer

The effect of proton beam therapy (PBT) on various cancers is controversial. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PBT with alternating chemoradiotherapy (ACRT) for patients with stage I–III esophageal cancer. Two cycles of systemic chemotherapy with a continuous infusion of 5‐fluorouracil...

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Main Authors: Takada, Akinori, Nakamura, Tatsuya, Takayama, Kanako, Makita, Chiyoko, Suzuki, Motohisa, Azami, Yusuke, Kato, Takahiro, Tsukiyama, Iwao, Hareyama, Masato, Kikuchi, Yasuhiro, Daimon, Takashi, Toyomasu, Yutaka, Ii, Noriko, Nomoto, Yoshihito, Sakuma, Hajime, Fuwa, Nobukazu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799947/