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3742445

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
The role of radiation in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus was examined in a review of 74 patients treated with curative intent between 1974 and 1981. Aspects studied included the pattern of failure, the use of radiation as a surgical adjuvant, achievement of palliation, and the presence of technical or clinical factors predicting for a better outcome. The group was divided into 9 patients irradiated after esophageal resection, 14 patients irradiated before resection, and 51 patients treated with radiation and no resection. Median and 2-year survival rates among 51 patients treated by radiation without esophagectomy were 8.8 months and 11%, whereas they were 9.7 months and 0% in patients treated by radiation followed by resection, and 9.5 months and 28% in patients undergoing resection followed by radiation. Local failures were suffered in 28/51 patients treated without esophagectomy with rates of 2/4, 7/10, 7/15, and 5/10 after 50-55 Gy, 55-60 Gy, 60-65 Gy, and 65-69 Gy, respectively. Although prognosis for patients presenting with unresectable disease remains poor, a somewhat better outcome may be expected in patients treated with postoperative radiation after potentially unfavorable resections. Other predictors include sex and disease stage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1208-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Radiation therapy alone or in combination with surgery in the treatment of carcinoma of the esophagus.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't