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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2018; 24(7): 862-869
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.862
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.862
Table 3 Factors influencing occurrence of post-radiotherapy stenosis n (%)
Characteristics | No. of Patients | Stenosis | P value | ||
No | Yes | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
Age | |||||
≤ 65 | 30 | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | 0.236 | |
> 65 | 32 | 22 (69) | 10 (31) | ||
T stage | |||||
T1/2 | 20 | 20 (100) | 0 | 0.001 | 0.998 |
T3/4 | 42 | 26 (62) | 16 (38) | ||
Involved circumference | |||||
< 100% | 40 | 37 (93) | 3 (7) | < 0.0001 | 0.003 |
100% | 22 | 9 (41) | 13 (59) | ||
Total length | |||||
< 5.0 | 28 | 22 (79) | 6 (921) | 0.338 | |
≥ 5.0 | 34 | 24 (71) | 10 (29) | ||
Stenosis at diagnosis | |||||
No | 45 | 37 (82) | 8 (18) | 0.024 | 0.995 |
Yes | 17 | 9 (53) | 8 (47) | ||
Dysphagia at diagnosis | |||||
≤ 1 mo | 36 | 30 (83) | 6 (17) | 0.051 | |
> 1 mo | 26 | 16 (62) | 10 (38) | ||
RT dose | |||||
≥ 60 Gy | 37 | 27 (73) | 10 (27) | 0.515 | |
< 60 Gy | 25 | 19 (76) | 6 (24) | ||
Endoscopic response | |||||
CR | 39 | 33 (85) | 6 (15) | 0.017 | 0.740 |
< CR | 23 | 13 (56) | 10 (44) |
- Citation: Kim JW, Kim TH, Kim JH, Lee IJ. Predictors of post-treatment stenosis in cervical esophageal cancer undergoing high-dose radiotherapy. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(7): 862-869
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i7/862.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.862