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Chemoradiotherapy

Known as: radiochemotherapy (non-specific), chemoradiation, Radiochemotherapies 
Treatment that combines chemotherapy with radiation therapy.
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Diffusion-Weighted MRI for Selection of Complete Responders After Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Multicenter Study
PurposeIn 10–24% of patients with rectal cancer who are treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation, no residual tumor is found after… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The Number of Metastatic Lymph Nodes and the Ratio Between Metastatic and Examined Lymph Nodes Are Independent Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer Regardless of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation or…
Objective:To investigate whether the number of lymph nodes metastasis (LNMs) and the ratio between metastatic and examined lymph… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
cT3N0 rectal cancer: potential overtreatment with preoperative chemoradiotherapy is warranted.
PURPOSE Although combined-modality therapy (CMT) is the preferred treatment for T3 and/or lymph node (LN)-positive rectal cancer… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Clinical impact of MRI assisted dose volume adaptation and dose escalation in brachytherapy of locally advanced cervix cancer.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Predictors of tumor response and downstaging in patients who receive preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer
The objective of this study was to identify predictive factors for pathologic complete response and tumor downstaging after… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A 2-step comprehensive high-dose chemoradiotherapy second-line program for relapsed and refractory Hodgkin disease: analysis by intent to treat and development of a prognostic model.
Salvage of patients with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin disease (HD) with high-dose chemoradiotherapy (HDT) and autologous stem… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Polymorphisms of the repeated sequences in the enhancer region of the thymidylate synthase gene promoter may predict downstaging after preoperative chemoradiation in rectal cancer.
PURPOSE Thymidylate synthase (TS) is an important target enzyme for the fluoropyrimidines. TS gene promoter possesses regulatory… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Prospective, randomized trial of octreotide to prevent pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy for malignant disease.
OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to determine whether the perioperative administration of octreotide decreases the incidence of… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A prospective study of combined therapy in esophageal cancer.
Between January 1986 and December 1992, sixty-nine patients with squamous esophageal cancer were randomized to one or the other… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Preoperative chemoradiation followed by transhiatal esophagectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus: final report.
PURPOSE In 1990 we published the results of an intensive 3-week preoperative chemoradiation regimen for locoregional esophageal… 
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