Journal of International Oncology ›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 49-52.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2016.01.014

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Radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma

Liu Yongxuan, Feng Xiaoshan   

  1. Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of He′nan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, China
  • Received:2015-07-27 Online:2016-01-08 Published:2015-12-03
  • Contact: Feng Xiaoshan E-mail:samfeng137@hotmail.com

Abstract: In National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline, patients with the clinical stages of ⅠBⅢA esophageal neoplasms should be given radical PF regimen (cisplatin + 5fluorouracil) concurrent chemoradiotherapy. The majorization PF and radiation dosage are studied by some scholars in China and abroad, and the local control rate and survival rate are improved, adverse reaction is within a controllable range. In recent years, some new drugs such as capecitabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel, pemetrexed and carboplatin also show their advantages in radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Key words: Esophageal neoplasms, Radiotherapy, Drug therapy, Capecitabine