Table 2. Total dose of radiation and average time to surgery for all studies.
| Study | Salv group No. | NCRS group No. | Total radiation dose (Gy) | Average time to surgery (days) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salv | NCRS | Salv | NCRS | ||||
| Miyata | 33 | 115 | 59.8 | 39.9 | 249 | 38.3 | |
| Morita | 27 | 197 | >60 | 38 | – | – | |
| Takeuchi | 25 | 40 | >50 | <50 | – | – | |
| Markar | 308 | 540 | – | – | – | – | |
| Marks | 65 | 521 | 50 | 48 | 216 | 50 | |
| Nakamra | 27 | 28 | 63 | 38 | 111 | 28 | |
| Swisher | 13 | 99 | 56.7 | 41.4 | – | – | |
| Smithers | 14 | 53 | 60 | 35 | 196 | 28 | |
| Farinella | 16 | 32 | 57.7 | 45 | – | – | |
| Tomimaru | 24 | 26 | 62 | 40 | 180 | 40 | |
| Chao | 27 | 191 | – | – | – | – | |
Salv, salvage esophagectomy; NCRS, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.