title: Multimodality therapy for cancers of the esophagus and gastric cardia.
abstract: The role of multimodal treatment in the management of esophageal cancer is controversial. There are conflicting results from studies on the effect of neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant treatment on long-term survival. Following a search of the Medline database, the authors examine the results of randomized studies on the various treatment protocols available and discuss future therapeutic improvements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland. peternaughton74@eircom.net
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Naughton
authors.forename: Thomas N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D002299:Cardia; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*