title: The role of intraluminal radiotherapy and concurrent 5-fluorouracil infusion in the management of carcinoma esophagus: a pilot study.
abstract: Fifty patients with carcinoma of the esophagus were entered in a randomized pilot study to test the efficacy of intraluminal radiotherapy (ILRT) and concurrent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) infusion. The median age was 65 years, with 80% having middle third lesions; in 62%, the lesions were longer than 5 cm. After external beam therapy of 50 Gy in 5 weeks, patients were randomized to receive chemotherapy. Significant improvement in dysphagia was recorded in 76% patients with complete response in 47 cases ranging from 6 to 27 months. The overall survival at 2 years was 15% with ILRT alone versus 22% with ILRT plus 5-FU infusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Dinshaw
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pendse
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Telang
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Vege
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Malliat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011897:Random Allocation; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D005472:Fluorouracil