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Table 2 Patient and lesion characteristics before PDT

From: Phase I study of photodynamic therapy using talaporfin sodium and diode laser for local failure after chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer

 

radiation dose (Gy)

concomitant chemotherapeutic regimen

pattern of failure

number of lesion

histological confirmation

tumor length (cm)

lesion circumference of the lumen

clinical stage

Level 1 (50 J/cm2)

No.1

60

cisplatin + 5FU

residue

1

positive

2.0

<1/4

T2N0M0

No.2

60

nedaplatin + 5FU

recurrence

1

positive

1.0

<1/4

T1N0M0

No.3

60

5FU

residue

1

negative

1.5

<1/4

T2N0M0

Level 2 (75 J/cm2)

No.4

60

cisplatin + 5FU

recurrence

1

positive

1.0

<1/4

T1N0M0

No.5

60

-

recurrence

1

positive

0.8

<1/4

T1N0M0

No.6

60

-

recurrence

1

positive

2.0

1/4-1/2

T1N0M0

Level 3 (100 J/cm2)

No.7

60

cisplatin + 5FU

recurrence

1

positive

1.0

1/4-1/2

T1N0M0

No.8

50.4

cisplatin + 5FU

recurrence

1

positive

3.0

<1/4

T2N0M0

No.9

70

cisplatin + 5FU

recurrence

1

positive

1.0

<1/4

T1N0M0