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Dysphagia in esophageal cancer - radiotherapy
• Combination of EBRT 10 x 3 Gy
and stenting
prove to be better
for sustained relief vs stenting
alone in randomized study (7 vs
3 months)
• No difference in mortality and
OS.
(Javed A, J Gastroin Cancer 2012)
• Combination HDR 1 x 8 Gy i
EBRT 10 x 3 Gy
was better in
duration of relief all symptoms:
dysphagia (p<0.0001), chest
pain, odynophagia and PS.
Benefit in OS 18% in 200 days
(Rosenblatt E, R&O 2010, Welsch J
Journal of Cancer 2016)
Suzuki G. Anticanc Res 2017
Yamashita M, Oncoclogy Lettres 2015
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