Role of Barium Esophagography in Patients with Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer: Evaluation of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Table 1

Patient and tumor characteristics (𝑛=34).

Mean age (range), y	62 (47–82)
Male/female no.	30/4
Pathology no.
Squamous cell carcinoma	34
Tumor stage no.
T2	2
T3	23
T4	9
Tumor location no.
Ce	3
Ut	7
Mt	15
Lt	8
Ae	1
Mean ± SD total radiation dose, Gy	41.3 ± 1.8
Chemotherapy regimen no.
CDDP + 5-FU	34

Ce: cervical esophagus; Ut: upper thoracic esophagus; Mt: middle thoracic esophagus; Lt: lower thoracic esophagus; Ae: abdominal esophagus; SD: standard deviation; CDDP: cisplatin; FU: fluorouracil.