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A comparison of chemotherapy plus surgery with surgery alone for localized esophageal cancer

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boxed-textKelsen DP et al. (2007) Long-term results of RTOG Trial 8911 (USA Intergroup 113): a random assignment trial comparison of chemotherapy followed by surgery compared with surgery alone for esophageal cancer. J Clin Oncol 25: 3719–3725

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The synopsis was written by Mandy Aujla, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. SE Schild is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Vice Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.

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