Survival outcomes of consolidation chemoradiotherapy in esophageal cancer patients who achieve clinical complete response but refuse surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

• Published in: Diseases of the esophagus Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Fang, Hsin-Yueh, Chao, Yin-Kai, Chang, Hsien-Kun, Tseng, Chen-Kan, Liu, Yun-Hen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant - methods; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - psychology; Esophageal Neoplasms - therapy; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Middle Aged; Neoadjuvant Therapy - methods; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - etiology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - mortality; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Treatment Refusal - psychology; Treatment Refusal - statistics & numerical data; locoregional recurrence; neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; complete responders; esophageal cancer; refusal of surgery

SUMMARY Some esophageal cancer patients may be reluctant to accept the scheduled resection after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) because of its potential negative impact on quality of life as a result of high morbidity. This study was performed to investigate the survival outcomes of these pati...