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Table 2 Primary tumor response for patients in CCRT group vs. chemotherapy alone group

From: Outcomes of concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for stage IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective controlled study

Primary tumor response

CCRT group (n = 55)

Chemotherapy group (n = 86)

P

CR

7 (12.7%)

2 (2.3%)

 

PR

34 (61.8%)

37 (43.0%)

 

SD

11 (20.0%)

30 (34.9%)

 

PD

3 (5.5%)

17 (19.8%)

 

ORR (CR + PR)

41 (74.5%)

39 (45.3%)

0.001

DCR (CR + PR + SD)

52 (94.5%)

69 (80.2%)

0.024

  1. Abbreviations: CCRT concurrent chemoradiotherapy, CR complete response, PR partial response, SD stable disease, PD progressive disease, ORR objective response rate, DCR disease control rate