Medicine:Chemoradiotherapy
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| Chemoradiotherapy | |
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| Specialty | oncology |
Chemoradiotherapy (CRT, CRTx, CT-RT) is the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer.[1] Synonyms include radiochemotherapy (RCT, RCTx, RT-CT) and chemoradiation. It is a type of multimodal cancer therapy.
Chemoradiation can be concurrent [2] (together) or sequential (one after the other).[3]
The chemotherapy component can be or include a radiosensitizing agent.[2]
Chemoradiotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy before surgery has been shown to be effective in esophageal cancer.[4]
References
- ↑ "Medical Definition of Chemoradiotherapy". http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=39967.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer". Gastrointest Cancer Res 3 (2): 57–65. 2009. PMID 19461907.
- ↑ Older Patients with GI Cancers Don't Always Receive Tx
- ↑ "Preoperative Chemotherapy, Radiation Improve Survival in Esophageal Cancer (Updated)" (in en). 2012-06-14. https://www.cancer.gov/types/esophageal/research/preop-treatment-improves-survival.
Further reading
- Eifel, Patricia J. (2006). "Chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer". Seminars in Radiation Oncology 16 (3): 177–185. doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.02.007. ISSN 1053-4296. PMID 16814159.
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