What is the optimal radiation dose for non-operable esophageal cancer? Dissecting the evidence in a meta-analysis.

Oncotarget · 2017 · PMC5687672 · PMID 29179502

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There were 4 studies comparing odds ratios (ORs) between radiation dose > 50.4/51 Gy with ≤ 50.4/51 Gy, and the results showed that the HD group (> 50.4/51 Gy) had a nearly significant association with higher locoregional control (pooled OR = 0.71, 95% CI = 0.49–1.02, P = 0.06, Figure 5A ).

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