Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Makoto Koga

Publications

• Research Article
  Treatment Outcomes of Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Advanced Esophageal Cancer
  Author(s): Akira Anbai, Makoto Koga and Manabu HashimotoAkira Anbai, Makoto Koga and Manabu Hashimoto
  
  Purpose: To evaluate the treatment outcomes of chemoradiotherapy for patients with advanced esophageal cancer and estimate the prognostic factors. Materials and methods: Patients with advanced esophageal cancer, who were treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) between April 2003 and December 2010, were evaluated. Patients received concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil and 61.2 Gy radiotherapy). Therapeutic response, overall survival time, and toxicity were examined and statistical evaluation was performed. Results: One hundred and fourteen patients were treated with CRT. Among them, 84 patients (77.2%) received the complete course of CRT. Eighteen patients (15.8%) had a complete response, 90 patients (78.9%) had a partial response and 6 patients (5.3%) exhibited progressive disease. The mean follow-up period was 14.6 months (range, .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000150

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