Table 3 Tumor recurrences in relation to initial PTV
From: Radiation field size and dose determine oncologic outcome in esophageal cancer
Recurrence | Pre-CRT group (n = 25) | Def-CRT group (n = 49) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infield | Outfield | Borderline | Infield | Outfield | Borderline | ||
LRR only | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 |
Distant only | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.25 |
LRR plus distant | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.98 |
Total | 8 | 18 | 0.69 | ||||