Comparison of the Pathological Response and Adverse Effects of Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine versus Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in the Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Treatment Approach for Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Randomized Control Trial Study.

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation is one of the main treatment approaches in esophageal cancer treatment, which can improve outcomes of a patient with esophageal cancer. In the current study, we aimed to compare the response rate and side effects of 2 distinctive neoadjuvant chemoradiation protocols. The study was a randomized clinical trial that was performed on 70 patients with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer in Iran.