Management of Clinical T1N0M0 Esophageal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Endoscopic resection is a standard treatment for stage T1a esophageal cancer, with esophagectomy or radical radiation therapy (RT) performed for stage T1b lesions. This study aimed to compare treatment outcomes of each modality for clinical stage T1 esophageal cancer.

Methods

In total, 179 patients with clinical T1N0M0-stage esophageal cancer treated from 2006 to 2016 were retrospectively evaluated. Sixty-two patients with clinical T1a-stage cancer underwent endoscopic resection. Among 117 patients with clinical T1b-stage cancer, 82 underwent esophagectomy, and 35 received chemoradiotherapy or RT. We compared overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates for each treatment modality.

Results

The median follow-up time was 32 months (rang

SUBMITTER: Yang AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6529170 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature