Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Combination With Chemotherapy Improves Outcome of Patients With Esophageal Carcinoma Tracheoesophageal Groove Lymph Node Metastasis

Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Combination With Chemotherapy Improves Outcome of Patients With Esophageal Carcinoma Tracheoesophageal Groove Lymph Node Metastasis

This study investigated the efficiency and safety of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFR) combined with paclitaxel chemotherapy for the treatment of postsurgery tracheoesophageal groove lymph node (TGLN) metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer (EC). Fifty-three EC patients with TGLN metastasis...

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Main Authors: Jian Wang, Jingping Yu, Youqin Jiang, Dong Pei, Haiwen Zhu, Jianlin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
esophageal cancer
tracheoesophageal groove lymph node metastasis
hypofractionated radiotherapy
conventional fractioned radiotherapy
chemotherapy
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.01540/full

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