title: [Indications for chemotherapy in cancers of the esophagus, stomach and pancreas].
abstract: During the last years the chemotherapy in osophageal, stomach and pancreatic cancer demonstrated some success. Radiochemotherapy for esophageal cancer is indicated as neoadjuvant therapy before surgery in locally advanced cancer or in patients with other diseases, which do not allow surgery. In stomach cancer patient there is a clear indication for chemotherapy in metastatic disease and within clinical trials as neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced cancer. In pancreatic cancer patient the chemotherapy shows less success comparing to other gastrointestinal cancer; it is part of the palliative concept with other therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Carl-Gustav-Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany. Haag@mkl.med.tu-dresden.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haag
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ehninger
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Indikationen zur Chemotherapie bei Tumoren von Osophagus, Magen und Pankreas.