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Table 2 Phase 2 studies of PTX-based preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for EC patients

From: A randomized phase 3 trial comparing paclitaxel plus 5-fluorouracil versus cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil in Chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma—the ESO-shanghai 1 trial protocol

Authors

Cases (SC/AC/other)

Chemotherapy

Radiation dose (Gy)

Median survival (months)

pCR

Total

SC

AC

Safran, et al. [26]

41 (12/29)

PTX 60 mg/m2 3 h; DDP 25 mg/m2 d1, 8, 15, 22

39.6

15

29%

42%

24%

Bains, et al. [27]

41 (16/25)

Induction, DDP 75 mg/m2; PTX 175 mg/m2, W 1, 4; Concurrent, DDP 30 mg/m2/w; PTX 30–80 mg/m2/w, 96 h civ w 7–12

50.4

22%

31%

16%

Urba, et al. [28]

69 (10/57/2)

DDP 75 mg/m2 d1; PTX 60 mg/m2 d1, 8, 15, 22

45

24

19%

Van Meerten, et al. [29]

54 (12/41/1)

PTX 50 mg/m2, d1, 8, 15, 22, 29; CBP AUC = 2, d1, 8, 15, 22, 29

41.4

25%

Meluch, et al. [30]

129 (35/91/3)

PTX 200 mg/m2, 1 h, d1, 22; CBP AUC = 4, d1, 22; 5-FU 225 mg/m2/d, civ, d1–42

45

22

38%

53%

37%

Lin, et al. [31]

97 (92/5)

PTX 35 mg/m2, 1 h, d1, d4; DDP 15 mg/m2 d2, d5

40

29

25%

Jatoi, et al. [32]

54 (−/−)

PTX 200 mg/m2, 1 h, d1, 22; CBP AUC = 4, d1, 22; 5-Fu 225 mg/m2/d, civ, d1–42

45

21.2

35%

  1. Abbreviations: SC squamous cell carcinoma, AC adenocarcinoma, pCR pathologic complete response, PTX paclitaxel, 5-FU 5-fluorouracil, DDP cisplatin, CBP carboplatin, AUC area under the curve