Single Drug regimen for Carcinoma Esophagus which shows tumor size decrease of around 15-20% is:
Correct Answer: Cisplatin
Description: Ans. (b) CisplatinRef: Sabiston 20th Edition, Page 1077* Cisplatin based chemotherapy has been used in those days as single drug regimen* The survival benefit of chemotherapy persisted at the updated median follow-up duration of 6 years, with 5-year survival rates of 23% with chemotherapy plus surgery and 17% with surgery alone.
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