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Chemoradiotherapy (CRT, CRTx, CT-RT) is the combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat cancer.[1] Synonyms include radiochemotherapy (RCT, RCTx, RT-CT) and chemoradiation. It is a type of multimodal cancer therapy.
Chemoradiation can be concurrent [2] (together) or sequential (one after the other).[3]
The chemotherapy component can be or include a radiosensitizing agent.[2]
Chemoradiotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy before surgery has been shown to be effective in esophageal cancer.[4]
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