Diapositive 1

Chemo-radiotherapy in oesophageal carcinomas:

Take-home messages

1. For T3-T4 or N1 tumours, pre-op RT-CT is required

3. For inoperable locally advanced tumours,

RT-CT could cure #25% of the patients

2. For T3-T4 or N1 tumours, after pre-op RT-CT,

the role of surgery is not well defined

4. The best chemotherapy regimen to be used with RT:

- 5FU-CDDP

- FolFox

- Taxol/carboplatine