ArticleJournal of oncology2021
Effect of Prophylactic Radiotherapy on Patients with Stage II-III Esophageal Cancer after Esophageal Cancer Radical Operation and Influencing Factors in Its Recurrence.
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- Optimizing Clinical Practice and Efficacy Evaluation of Radiotherapy Combined with Immunotherapy in Recurrent Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study Focusing on Patient-Reported Pain Relief and Tumor Proliferation Inhibition.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- CA199 and CEA expression levels, and minimally invasive postoperative prognosis analysis in esophageal squamous carcinoma patients.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the effect of prophylactic radiotherapy on patients with stage II-III esophageal cancer (EC) after esophageal cancer radical operation (ECRO) and influencing factors on EC recurrence.
methodsTotally, 65 patients with EC in our hospital were enrolled. Among them, 30 patients were treated by routine ECRO as a control group (Con group) and 35 patients by prophylactic radiotherapy as a research group (Res group). Then, the following measures were taken: record the efficacy on both groups, quantify their C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBC) before and after therapy, evaluate their mental state through the revised piper fatigue scale (PFS-R) before and after therapy, determine their changes in Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) before and after therapy, compare them in terms of lymph-node metastatic rate (LNMR), hematogenous metastasis rate (HMR), anastomotic recurrence rate (ARR), and 3-year survival rate, compare them in terms of life quality after therapy via the Quality of Life-Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30), and analyze influencing factors on their recurrence.
resultsThe Res group showed a notably higher total effective rate (TER) than the Con group (
conclusionFor patients with stage II-III EC after ECRO, prophylactic radiotherapy is highly effective and safe and can lower the recurrence rate, so it is worth popularizing in clinical practice.
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