All SCC
RT Doses: 20-40 Gy
pCR ≈ 15%
Local Failure (LF): 20-58%
5 yy SVV: 10-30%
Preoperative
Chemoradiation
Planned Esophagectomy
• Phase III Trials RT(
±
CT)
Surg vs Surg alone
• Wang
et al
; 1989
• Gignoux
et al
; 1987
• Nygaard
et al
; 1992
• Lanuois
et al
; 1981
• Arnott
et al
; 1992
No Statistical Difference