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Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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    • Yu Shi
    • Xiaolin Ge
    • Zhenzhen Gao
    • Shenxiang Liu
    • Xinchen Sun
    • Jinhua Luo
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    Affiliations: Department of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China
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Many cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) involve lymph node and distant metastases after esophagectomy, and most patients relapse within 2 years. Intensity‑modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is an important treatment for these cases of recurrence in ESCC and is widely used in clinical practice. A retrospective study of 137 postoperative patients with locoregional recurrences of ESCC who received IMRT was carried out. Kaplan‑Meier survival curves and log‑rank tests of univariate analysis was performed to assess whether there was a significant association between demographic and clinical features and death after recurrence. For multivariate analysis, the statistically significant results from the Kaplan‑Meier method were subjected to Cox regression analysis. A total of 109 male and 28 female patients were included. There were 21 (15.3%), 58 (42.3%), 36 (26.3%), 3 (2.2%), 17 (12.4%), and 2 (1.5%) recurrences in the anastomotic, supraclavicular, mediastinal, tumor bed, polyregional, and abdominal regions, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the gross tumor volume (GTV) of radiation (<27 vs. ≥27 cm3) and the number of lymph nodes were significantly associated with survival. The survival rates of patients at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years with GTV<27 cm3 were 72.7, 51.5, 37.1 and 25.9%, respectively, and with GTV≥27 cm3 were 63.7, 26.9, 17.9 and 0%, respectively. The significant independent prognostic factor was GTV [<27 vs. ≥27 cm3; hazard ratio (HR), 1.746; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.112‑2.741]. In conclusion, GTV of radiation (<27 vs. ≥27 cm3) is an independent factor in predicting locoregional recurrence after ESCC. Patients with GTV<27 cm3 are likely to have a better prognosis.
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Shi Y, Ge X, Gao Z, Liu S, Sun X and Luo J: Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Lett 18: 2388-2393, 2019.
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Shi, Y., Ge, X., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Sun, X., & Luo, J. (2019). Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 18, 2388-2393. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10529
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Shi, Y., Ge, X., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Sun, X., Luo, J."Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 18.3 (2019): 2388-2393.
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Shi, Y., Ge, X., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Sun, X., Luo, J."Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 18, no. 3 (2019): 2388-2393. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10529
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Shi Y, Ge X, Gao Z, Liu S, Sun X and Luo J: Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncol Lett 18: 2388-2393, 2019.
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Shi, Y., Ge, X., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Sun, X., & Luo, J. (2019). Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Letters, 18, 2388-2393. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10529
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Shi, Y., Ge, X., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Sun, X., Luo, J."Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 18.3 (2019): 2388-2393.
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Shi, Y., Ge, X., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Sun, X., Luo, J."Gross tumor volume is an independent prognostic factor in patients with postoperative locoregional recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma". Oncology Letters 18, no. 3 (2019): 2388-2393. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10529
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