Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

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J. Gastrointest. Surg. · Nov 2019

Multicenter Study

Investigating the Survival Benefit of Combining Radiotherapy for Surgery Treated Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Aged 65 and Older.

To evaluate the survival benefit of combining radiotherapy with surgery in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients aged over 65. ⋯ In this SEER-based study, the addition of neoadjuvant radiotherapy before surgery was associated with improved CSS for locally advanced ESCC patients aged 65 to 74 years.

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