Renxian Xie1,2, Qingxin Cai1, Tong Chen1,2

  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.

Frontiers in oncology
|February 12, 2024
PubMed
概括

同时化疗放射治疗 (dCRT) 是不可手术的食道状细胞癌 (ESCC) 的标准,但高复发率需要改进治疗方法. 将dCRT与免疫疗法相结合显示出ESCC患者更好的生存率有希望.

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