Postoperative Radiation Therapy With or Without Concurrent Chemotherapy for Node-Positive Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 86; no. 4; pp. 671 - 677
• Main Authors: Chen, Junqiang, Pan, Jianji, Liu, Jian, Li, Jiancheng, Zhu, Kunshou, Zheng, Xiongwei, Chen, Mingqiang, Chen, Ming, Liao, Zhongxing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 15.07.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; CARCINOMAS; Chemoradiotherapy - adverse effects; Chemoradiotherapy - methods; Chemoradiotherapy - mortality; CHEMOTHERAPY; Cisplatin - administration & dosage; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy; Esophagectomy - methods; ESOPHAGUS; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; LYMPH NODES; Lymphatic Irradiation - methods; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; METASTASES; Middle Aged; Paclitaxel - administration & dosage; PATHOLOGY; PATIENTS; Postoperative Period; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOTHERAPY; Radiotherapy - mortality; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; TOXICITY; Young Adult

To retrospectively compare the efficacy of radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy plus RT (CRT) for the postoperative treatment of node-positive thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (TESCC) and to determine the incidence and severity of toxic reactions. We retrospectively reviewed data from...