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. 2017 Jan 15;8(2):249–257. doi: 10.7150/jca.16409

Table 3.

Initial failure patterns and salvage treatment in 93 patients with R1-resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Initial failure patterns Number Salvage treatment (number)
CT RT CRT S None
Distant recurrence alone 8 2 0 1 1 4
Locoregional recurrence alone 33 3 10 3 4 13
Combined recurrences 8 4 -- -- -- 4

CT: chemotherapy; RT: radiotherapy. CRT: chemoradiation; S: surgery.