International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 1994
Radiotherapy for superficial esophageal cancer.
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Okawa T, Tanaka M, Kita M, Kaneyasu Y, Karasawa K, Ide H, Murata Y, Yamada A
Аннотация
PURPOSE: The results of definitive radiotherapy for superficial esophageal cancer is presented.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty-one patients with superficial squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were treated by definitive radiotherapy with megavoltage x-rays in Tokyo Women's Medical College from 1975 to December 1990. Eight patients refused surgery and 13 patients were considered to be unsuitable for surgery due to advanced age or morbid conditions such as severe pulmonary dysfunction, myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis, and other cancer. Radiotherapy was performed using 1.8-2.2 Gy fraction dose, 5 times a week and with a total dose of 50-76 Gy/5-7 weeks (median; 70 Gy). Three patients received intraluminal radiotherapy in addition. Combined chemotherapy was performed in four cases, and three cases received it before radiotherapy and one case after radiotherapy.
RESULTS: Overall survival rate was 40.8%, and the cause-specific 5-year survival rate was 61.7%. The 5-year survival rate of the group with morbid conditions was 17.5%, but that of the group without morbid conditions was 60.6%. Seven patients developed recurrence (primary site: 3, lymph nodes: 3, lung: 1) and one patient revealed multicentric cancer of the hypopharynx with wide submucosal spread of the esophagus at 28 months after radiotherapy. No patient developed severe side effect due to radiotherapy.
CONCLUSION: Definitive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy can be applied as an alternative therapy to surgery for superficial esophageal cancer, even for the operable patients under good general condition.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty-one patients with superficial squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were treated by definitive radiotherapy with megavoltage x-rays in Tokyo Women's Medical College from 1975 to December 1990. Eight patients refused surgery and 13 patients were considered to be unsuitable for surgery due to advanced age or morbid conditions such as severe pulmonary dysfunction, myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis, and other cancer. Radiotherapy was performed using 1.8-2.2 Gy fraction dose, 5 times a week and with a total dose of 50-76 Gy/5-7 weeks (median; 70 Gy). Three patients received intraluminal radiotherapy in addition. Combined chemotherapy was performed in four cases, and three cases received it before radiotherapy and one case after radiotherapy.
RESULTS: Overall survival rate was 40.8%, and the cause-specific 5-year survival rate was 61.7%. The 5-year survival rate of the group with morbid conditions was 17.5%, but that of the group without morbid conditions was 60.6%. Seven patients developed recurrence (primary site: 3, lymph nodes: 3, lung: 1) and one patient revealed multicentric cancer of the hypopharynx with wide submucosal spread of the esophagus at 28 months after radiotherapy. No patient developed severe side effect due to radiotherapy.
CONCLUSION: Definitive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy can be applied as an alternative therapy to surgery for superficial esophageal cancer, even for the operable patients under good general condition.