207_Combined course Presentations

Impact of surgery in locally advanced oesophageal carcinomas

Population: -112 patients with a T3 and/or N+ tumor - Concomitant chemoradiotherapy - 2 cycles of 5FU-CDDP then 40 Gy - Reevaluation -Then Surgery or continuation of RT-CT

Prognostic factors (Univariate): - Karnofsky index - Weight loss - Response to RT-CT - Surgery

Hennequin et al, IJROBP, 2001