Current status of research on concurrent chemoradiotherapy after surgery for esophageal cancer
Kang Jingjing,Hui Zhouguang
Department of Radiation Oncology,National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Peking Union Medical College,Beijing 100021,China
Abstract： Currently, resectable esophageal cancer is commonly initially treated with surgery in China, but the optimal postoperative treatment remains unclear. Postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy can improve local control and reduce distant metastasis and may become the preferred treatment for patients after surgery for esophageal cancer. By summarizing the studies on concurrent chemoradiotherapy after surgery for esophageal cancer, this review points out that postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy can improve the overall survival of patients with positive lymph nodes and has tolerable adverse effects, but the populations who can benefit from this treatment, the optimal radiotherapy dosage, target volume, and chemotherapy regimen of postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy await further investigation.
Kang Jingjing,Hui Zhouguang. Current status of research on concurrent chemoradiotherapy after surgery for esophageal cancer[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2016, 25(5): 534-535.
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