title: [Adjuvant radiochemotherapy in operable cancers of the thoracic esophagus. Preliminary results of a multicenter study. A study of 119 cases].
abstract: 119 operable patients with an oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma were treated preoperatively by a combination of radiotherapy (37 Gy in two courses) and chemotherapy by cisplatin (delivered before each course of radiation). The response was evaluated on the resected specimen. 111 patients underwent operation and 101 tumours were resected. The toxicity was acceptable by reducing the Cisplatin dosage from 100 mg/m2 to 80 mg/m2 for the last 67 patients. A complete response was observed in 24 patients and a partial response in 46. The preliminary results show a 57% eighteen-month survival in the group of resected patients. A controlled study is needed to compare this combined regimen versus surgery alone in curatively resectable patients.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gignoux
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bosset
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Apoil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillet
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Triboulet
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ollivier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Segol
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Samama
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic
vernacular_title: Radio-chimiothérapie adjuvante dans les cancers opérables de l'oesophage thoracique. Résultats préliminaires d'une étude multicentrique. Etude portant sur 119 cas.