Esophageal cancer dose escalation using a simultaneous integrated boost technique.

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Published in Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys on December 01, 2010

Authors

James Welsh1, Matthew B Palmer, Jaffer A Ajani, Zhongxing Liao, Steven G Swisher, Wayne L Hofstetter, Pamela K Allen, Steven H Settle, Daniel Gomez, Anna Likhacheva, James D Cox, Ritsuko Komaki

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jwelsh@mdanderson.org

Associated clinical trials:

Radiotherapy Combined With S-1/DDP for Elderly Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer. | NCT02606916

Moderately Hypofractionated Conformal Radiation Combined With Cisplatin for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | NCT03660449

Toripalimab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combined With Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | NCT04844385

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