Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2009; 15(47): 5983-5991
Published online Dec 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5983
Table 3 Survival rate estimates of patients with ESCC for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy compared with surgery alone
Overall survivalNo. of studiesNo. of patients
OR (95% CI)P
CRT + SS
1 yr63683681.16 (0.85, 1.57)0.34
3 yr73903911.34 (0.98, 1.82)0.07
5 yr52932951.41 (0.98, 2.02)0.06