Table 3. Direct pairwise comparison results of esophageal cancer treatments.

Comparison	3-year OS	5-year OS	DFS	Recurrence	Metastasis
CT+S vs S	0.88 (0.82, 0.93)	0.81 (0.76, 0.86)	0.76 (0.69,0.83)	0.85 (0.73, 1.00)	0.91 (0.72, 1.15)
CRT+S vs S	0.77 (0.69, 0.85)	0.70 (0.63, 0.78)	0.59 (0.53, 0.65)	0.70 (0.45, 1.08)	0.81 (0.58, 1.12)
RT+S vs S	1.05 (0.95, 1.15)	1.09 (0.99, 1.18)	-	-	-
CRT+S vs CT+S	0.60 (0.44, 0.75)	0.64 (0.49, 0.78)	0.74 (0.50, 0.99)	0.73 (0.44, 1.23)	-

Abbreviation: OS-Overall survival, DFS-Disease-free survival.

Note: The data of 3-year OS, 5-year OS and DFS is HR (hazard ratio) and 95% confidence interval. The results of reccurence and matastasis are OR (odds ratio) and 95% confidence interval.