Palliative radiotherapy combined with stent insertion to reduce recurrent dysphagia in oesophageal cancer patients: the ROCS RCT

Adamson, Douglas; Blazeby, Jane; Porter, Catharine; Hurt, Christopher; Griffiths, Gareth; Nelson, Annmarie; Sewell, Bernadette; Jones, Mari; Svobodova, Martina; Fitzsimmons, Deborah; Nixon, Lisette; Fitzgibbon, Jim; Thomas, Stephen; Millin, Anthony; Crosby, Tom; Staffurth, John; Byrne, Anthony

doi:10.3310/hta25310

Graphic version of this page | Change how these pages look

Journals Library

NHS NIHR - National Institute for Health Research

Journals

Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Email

An error occurred retrieving publication content to display, please try again.

Home >> Journals >> Health Technology Assessment >> Page Not Found

Page not found (404)

Sorry - the page you requested could not be found.

Please choose a page from the navigation or try a website search above to find the information you need.

Home >> Journals >> Health Technology Assessment >> Volume {{metadata.Volume}} >> Issue {{metadata.Issue}}
Extended Research Article
i

Toolkit

View Award

External beam radiotherapy in addition to stent insertion did not reduce risk of dysphagia recurrence at 12 weeks.

Detailed Author information
Detailed Author information

Douglas Adamson ¹, Jane Blazeby ², Catharine Porter ³, Christopher Hurt ³, Gareth Griffiths ⁴, Annmarie Nelson ⁵, Bernadette Sewell ⁶, Mari Jones ⁶, Martina Svobodova ³, Deborah Fitzsimmons ⁶, Lisette Nixon ³, Jim Fitzgibbon ⁷, Stephen Thomas ⁷, Anthony Millin ⁸, Tom Crosby ⁸, John Staffurth ⁸, Anthony Byrne ^5,^8,^*

¹ Tayside Cancer Centre, Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK
² Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, NIHR Bristol and Weston Biomedical Research Centre, Bristol University, Bristol, UK
³ Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
⁴ Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
⁵ Marie Curie Research Centre, Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
⁶ Swansea Centre for Health Economics, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
⁷ Lay research partners, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
⁸ Velindre University NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: Anthony.Byrne2@wales.nhs.uk

Funding: {{metadata.Funding}}

{{metadata.Journal}} Volume: {{metadata.Volume}}, Issue: {{metadata.Issue}}, Published in {{metadata.PublicationDate | date:'MMMM yyyy'}}

https://doi.org/{{metadata.DOI}}

Citation:{{author}}{{ (($index < metadata.AuthorsArray.length-1) && ($index <=6)) ? ', ' : '' }}{{(metadata.AuthorsArray.length <= 6) ? '.' : '' }} {{(metadata.AuthorsArray.length > 6) ? 'et al. ' : ''}}. {{metadata.JournalShortName}} {{metadata.PublicationDate | date:'yyyy'}};{{metadata.Volume}}({{metadata.Issue}})

[Image - Crossmark status check]

Report Content

Full Report
Abstract
Plain English Summary
Plain Language Summary
Scientific Summary

The full text of this issue is available as a PDF document from the Toolkit section on this page.

Responses to this report

No responses have been published.

If you would like to submit a response to this publication, please do so using the form below:

Comments submitted to the NIHR Journals Library are electronic letters to the editor. They enable our readers to debate issues raised in research reports published in the Journals Library. We aim to post within 14 working days all responses that contribute substantially to the topic investigated, as determined by the Editors. Non-relevant comments will be deleted.

Your name and affiliations will be published with your comment.

Once published, you will not have the right to remove or edit your response. The Editors may add, remove, or edit comments at their absolute discretion.

Enter response message*
Name (title, first name, last name)*
Occupation / Job title*
Affiliation / Employer*
Email*
Other authors
For example, if you are responding as a team or group. Please ensure you include full names and separate these using commas
Statement of competing interestsWe believe that readers should be aware of any competing interests (conflicts of interest).The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) define competing interests as including: financial relationships with industry (for example through employment, consultancies, stock, ownership, honoraria, and expert testimony), either directly or through immediate family; personal relationships; academic competition; and intellectual passion.
If yes, please provide details below
Enter response title*
Enter CAPTCHA What is six multiplied by three?*

By submitting your response, you are stating that you agree to the terms & conditions

An error has occurred in processing the XML document