an increasing trendP = 0.104
A small-sample-size trial, RTOG 0113, compared paclitaxel-based regimens with the cisplatin plus fluorouracil regimen from the RTOG 9405 trial in dCRT for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, and showed that the paclitaxel-based chemotherapy regimen had an increasing trend in 1-year OS rate (76% vs 69%, P = 0.104) [ 8 , 9 ].