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Definitive chemoradiotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitors for locally advanced unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: survival and progression patterns in a propensity-matched cohort.

Front Immunol · 2026 · PMC13253816 · PMID 42292446

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a nonsignificant trendp = 0.176not close (p > 0.1)
Median PFS was 18.6 months (95% CI: 14.1–29.5) in the CRT+ICIs group versus 12.1 months (95% CI: 10.1–16.4) in the CRT group, with a nonsignificant trend toward improvement (p = 0.176, Figure 2D ).

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showed a trendno p-value reported
Using PSM to balance baseline characteristics, we demonstrated that the addition of ICIs to CRT significantly improved OS and showed a trend toward prolonged PFS.

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