Jm. Blazeby et D. Alderson, REVIEW - CHEMOTHERAPY, IRRADIATION AND THEIR ROLES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER, Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 12(8), 1997, pp. 612-619
The role of multimodality therapy in the treatment of oesophageal canc
er has been extensively investigated in many longitudinal studies and
randomized trials. Despite some promising results, no clear beneficial
evidence has consistently been produced. At present it cannot be rout
inely recommended outside the context of controlled clinical trials.