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ArticleInternational cancer conference journal2023

Abscopal effect of radiation in metastatic esophageal carcinoma: fourth reported case.

Rituparna Biswas, Rajesh Jindel, Anirban Halder, Koushik Sen, Apurba Kabasi

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Article in International cancer conference journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Rituparna BiswasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medella Cancer Cure Centre, Kamarhati, West Bengal India.
Rajesh JindelDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Medella Cancer Cure Centre, Kamarhati, West Bengal India.
Anirban HalderKalyani, West Bengal India Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences.ORCID 0000-0002-2721-5031
Koushik SenDepartment of Medical Physics, Medella Cancer Cure Centre, Kamarhati, West Bengal India.
Apurba KabasiDepartment of Medical Physics, Medella Cancer Cure Centre, Kamarhati, West Bengal India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abscopal or bystander effect of radiotherapy is a rare and unpredictable outcome encountered during treatment of metastatic cancer where tumor regression is observed distant from irradiated volume. While it has been more frequently reported with malignancies like melanoma, lymphoma, and renal cell carcinoma, data regarding metastatic esophageal cancers are sparse. We describe a case of abscopal regression of distant mediastinal and upper abdominal lymph nodes in a 65-year-old gentleman whose primary esophageal tumor was irradiated with hypo-fractionated radiotherapy in an attempt to achieve local palliation. Our case study emphasizes the systemic benefit of local radiotherapy and the need for future research to investigate its utility as this clinical event poses widespread response in an otherwise dismal Stage-IV cancer with minimal treatment-related side effects.

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Abscopal effectMetastatic esophageal cancerRadiotherapy

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PMID37235181
PMCPMC10066000

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