Radical Chemoradiation and intraluminal brachytherapy boost in Squamous cell carcinoma of the Esophagus
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim & Objective: To report the toxicity and outcome of intraluminal brachytherapy(ILBT) boost following chemoradiation (CRT) in the radical treatment of patients with Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Patients & Methods: Patients with non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus who were not candidates for surgery, were enrolled for this prospective observational study. They were treated with external radiation (44 Gy in 2Gy/day) with concurrent weekly cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil followed by brachytherapy boost. Acute and late toxicities, local control and overall survival were analyzed. Result: Thirty patients with mean age of 53 years were enrolled in this study. Mean length of esophagus involved was 6cm. Two (6.6%) patients experienced grade 3 event – esophagitis, while 4(13.3%) patients developed esophageal perforation, of which 2 patients had gross residual disease, while two patients were locally disease free. Two patients (6.6%)died due to treatment related causes – esophageal perforation. Three (10%) patients developed grade3 stricture and symptomatic ulcers which required serial esophageal dilatation. Complete response as assessed at 3 months was 76.6%. The disease free survival and the overall survival at 1 year was 65.4% and 74.8% respectively. Conclusion: In patients with Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, radical chemoradiation with brachytherapy boost is well tolerated, with low incidence of severe complications and offers good survival.
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Dr Arun Sankar Sudha, MD
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