title: Interval between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus: does delayed surgery have an impact on outcome?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Gastrointestinal Sciences, Clinica Chirurgica I, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. alberto.ruol@unipd.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruol
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rizzetto
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castoro
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cagol
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alfieri
authors.forename: Gianpietro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanchettin
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavallin
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michieletto
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Da Dalt
authors.forename: Vanna Chiarion
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Sileni
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mantoan
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaninotto
authors.forename: Ermanno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ancona
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome