Acute toxicity of definitive chemoradiation in patients with inoperable or irresectable esophageal carcinoma

Abstract

Our data show that acute toxicity of definitive chemoradiation is worse in patients with medically inoperable esophageal carcinoma compared to patients with irresectable esophageal cancer and mainly occurs in the 5th cycle of treatment. Improvement of supportive care should be undertaken in this more fragile group.