Heart and lung doses are independent predictors of overall survival in esophageal cancer after chemoradiotherapy

Purpose: To analyze associations between heart and lung dose and overall survival (OS) in patients with esophageal cancer who received concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT) with or without surgery. Patients and methods: Patients received intensity-modulated radiation therapy (median dose 50.4 Gy) fro...

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Main Authors: Cai Xu, Lanwei Guo, Zhongxing Liao, Yifan Wang, Xiyou Liu, Shuangtao Zhao, Jun Wang, Zhiyong Yuan, Ping Wang, Steven H. Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630819300096