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Cetuximab Plus Chemoradiation Improves Outcomes in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Cetuximab Plus Chemoradiation Improves Outcomes in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
R Finn
20090016
2009 Jan 16
Elsevier Global Medical News
Cetuximab Plus Chemoradiation Improves Outcomes in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Jan 16, R Finn
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - A neoadjuvant regimen of cetuximab and chemoradiation was associated with significant downstaging of locally advanced esophageal cancer, making 80% of patients candidates for surgery in a small phase II study.Cetuximab (Erbitux) also appeared to enhance survival in the study, which follows significant improvements in survival of head and neck cancers with the addition of the cetuximab to neoadjuvant regimens. At 2 years, 78% of patients who underwent resection and 45% of those...