Research Article

Chemoradiotherapy and Increased Prescription Dose in Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: A Retrospective Study

Table 3

Characteristics of the treatments.

CharacteristicsPatients ()

Chemotherapy regimens, (%)TP#20 (76.9)
Others6 (23.1)

Combine with Endostar, (%)Yes14 (53.8)
No12 (46.2)

Number of induction chemotherapy cycles, (%)03 (11.5)
14 (15.4)
216 (61.5)
≥33 (11.5)

Radiation therapy, (%)One-stage strategy13 (50)
Two-stage strategy13 (50)

Radiation dose (cGy)Median (range)6800 (6620-6930)
>6800, (%)7 (26.9)
≤6800, (%)19 (73.1)

#TP, paclitaxel+nedaplatin. Other chemotherapy regimens included TPF (paclitaxel+nedaplatin+S-1, ); DPF (docetaxel+nedaplatin+S-1, ); NP (vinorelbine+cisplatin, ); PP (pemetrexed+nedaplatin, ); vinorelbine+S-1, ; S-1 monotherapy, .