Survival benefit of re-irradiation in esophageal Cancer patients with Locoregional recurrence: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Liang HongYun-Xia HuangQing-Yang ZhuangXue-Qing ZhangLi-Rui TangKai-Xin DuXiao-Yi LinBu-Hong ZhengShao-Li CaiJun-Xin WuJin-Luan Li

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2018)

Re-RT improved long-term survival in patients with locoregional recurrent ESCC. Despite a high incidence of radiation pneumonitis, toxicities were tolerable.

Keyphrases

free survival
risk factors
radiation induced
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis