• Survival and symptom relief after palliative radiotherapy for esophageal cancer 

      Welsch, Julia; Kup, Philipp Günther; Nieder, Carsten; Khosrawipour, Veria; Bühler, Helmut; Adamietz, Irenäus A.; Fakhrian, Khashayar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-01-01)
      <b>Purpose:</b> The aim of this study was to assess the 6-months dysphagia-free survival, improvement in swallowing function, complication rate, and overall survival in patients with incurable esophageal cancer treated with palliative radiotherapy. <b>Methods:</b> We retrospectively reviewed data from 139 patients (median age 72 years) with advanced/recurrent incurable esophageal cancer, who were ...