Dosimetric predictors for postoperative pulmonary complications in esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients who received NACRT and surgery for esophageal cancer, MLD was the parameter most related to postoperative pulmonary complications. Further studies are needed to establish the optimal DVH constraints for NACRT in order to minimize the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in esophageal cancer patients.
PMID: 30935586 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - March 31, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Cho WK, Oh D, Kim HK, Ahn YC, Noh JM, Shim YM, Zo JI, Choi YS, Sun JM, Lee SH, Ahn MJ, Park K, Nam H Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research