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Will 3 Slots Of Chemotherapy Treat Esophageal Cancer?

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Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2014
Question: my husband has been diagnosed with untreatable, incurable osphegal cancer. it is suggested he has 3 slots of chemotherapy then scan and if successful 3 more and so on. Is there research to indicate this treatment will help.
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Yes, this is a reasonable approach Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. There have been many studies done in this subset of patients. On an average, response to chemotherapy (disease shrinks) is 30-40% and in another 20-30% disease remains stable with chemotherapy. However, as it is incurable, after some time, it will again increase. Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer further followup queries, if any.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (24 minutes later)
Are there any other treatment option including trials of new treatments in the world?
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Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (35 minutes later)
Brief Answer: sure Detailed Answer: There are many trials going on for new treatments. You can search for ongoing trials for this condition at WWW.WWWW.WW Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Will 3 Slots Of Chemotherapy Treat Esophageal Cancer?

Brief Answer: Yes, this is a reasonable approach Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. There have been many studies done in this subset of patients. On an average, response to chemotherapy (disease shrinks) is 30-40% and in another 20-30% disease remains stable with chemotherapy. However, as it is incurable, after some time, it will again increase. Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer further followup queries, if any.