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How would you treat a synchronous oropharyngeal cancer and proximal esophageal cancer?

What is your preferred concomitant chemotherapy FOLFOX? Carbo-Taxol? Which dose would you give? SIB?
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Radiation Oncology · UCLA Medical Center
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After Dr. @Dr. First Last has set the tone for definitive chemo-RT that I totally agree, I would like to offer some additional thoughts:

  • It is assumed that both synchronous primaries are anatomically separate and have been proven histologically distinct; e.g. the oropharyngeal primary being a SqCC ...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida
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Definitive RT and chemo.

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