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Patterns of failure and clinical outcomes of definitive radiotherapy for cervical esophageal cancer.


ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Because of the scarcity of cervical esophageal cancer (CEC), data for this disease entity is limited. We aim to evaluate the outcomes, prognostic factors and failure patterns of CEC treated by contemporary radiotherapy (RT).

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 86 CEC patients consecutively treated between 2007 and 2015 by definitive RT with or without concurrent chemotherapy. RT was mainly delivered with Intensity Modulated Irradiation Therapy (IMRT) or Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). Statistical analyses were performed on survival, prognostic factors and failure patterns.

Results

The median follow-up time was 19.4 months. The 3-year overall survival (OS), local regional failure free survival (LRFFS), distant metastatic free survival (DMFS), and progression free survival (PFS) were 53.6%, 57.9%, 81.5% and 41.5%, respectively. Independent predictors for poorer OS were N stage, hoarseness and recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node (RLN) involvement, and predictors for LRFFS were N stage and EQD2 (equivalent dose in 2 Gy fraction) to gross tumor volume (GTV), with ? 66Gy achieving local control of 94.7%. Patients receiving elective nodal irradiation (ENI) had better nodal regional control than those receiving involved field irradiation (IFI). 31 (36%) patients had treatment failure and 15 (17.4%), 8 (9.3%) and 14 (16.2%) patients had local, regional, and distant failure, respectively. 86.7% (13/15) local failures were within GTV, and supraclavicular region (62.5%, 5/8) was the most common regional failure site. No severe toxicities were observed.

Conclusions

Our results seem to indicate that good locoregional control might be achieved for CEC with adequate radiation dose and treatment planning approaches.

SUBMITTER: Zhao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5400628 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patterns of failure and clinical outcomes of definitive radiotherapy for cervical esophageal cancer.

Zhao Lina L   Zhou Yongchun Y   Mu Yunfeng Y   Chai Guangjin G   Xiao Feng F   Tan Lina L   Lin Steven H SH   Shi Mei M  

Oncotarget 20170301 13


<h4>Purpose</h4>Because of the scarcity of cervical esophageal cancer (CEC), data for this disease entity is limited. We aim to evaluate the outcomes, prognostic factors and failure patterns of CEC treated by contemporary radiotherapy (RT).<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 86 CEC patients consecutively treated between 2007 and 2015 by definitive RT with or without concurrent chemotherapy. RT was mainly delivered with Intensity Modulated Irradiation Therapy (IMRT) or Volumetric-Modulate  ...[more]

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