Locally advanced oesophageal carcinomas:
Is surgery useful?
German trial
French trial
RT/CT RT/CT + Chir.
RT/CT RT/CT + Chir.
N
°
pts
86
86
130
129
AdénoK. (%)
0
0
11.5
10.9
pCR (%)
35
23
2-yr survival
(%)
35.4
39.9
39.8
33.6
Freedom from local
progression (%)
Locoregional relapses
(%)
40.7
64.3
43
33.6