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ArticleJournal of Cancer2017

Comparative Outcomes of Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Definitive Chemoradiotherapy versus Chemoradiotherapy Alone In Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Li-Ling Luo, Mian Xi, Ya-Di Yang, Qiao-Qiao Li, Lei Zhao, Peng Zhang, Shi-Liang Liu, Meng-Zhong Liu

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Article in Journal of Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Li-Ling LuoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Mian XiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Ya-Di YangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qiao-Qiao LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Lei ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Peng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shi-Liang LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Meng-Zhong LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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definitive chemoradiotherapyEsophageal squamous cell carcinomainduction chemotherapysurvivaltoxicity.

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PMID29151927
PMCPMC5687157

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