Tamaki, Y. et al., “Efficacy of Intraoperative Radiotherapy Targeted to the Abdominal Lymph Node Area in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma.” (2012)

Treatment Use

Electron IORT

Cancer Indication

Esophageal

Number of Patients

72

Summary/Conclusion

Both univariate and multivariate analysis revealed the survival rate was significantly higher in patients that received IORT than in those that did not (p = 0.026). There were no perioperative complications attributed to IORT. IORT for esophageal carcinoma will likely be effective for patients with a primary lesion in the lower thoracic or abdominal esophagus, or with a long lesion.

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