Risk Factors of Esophageal Fistula Associated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer
Gender, age, diabetes, T4 stage, and total radiation dose emerged as significant risk factors for esophageal fistula in ESCC patients undergoing VMAT. The developed nomogram provides a reliable tool to predict the risk of esophageal fistula risk in this cohort.
Authors
- Ge Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6076-6620)
- Xiaowei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4176-7198)
- Jinyun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8780-9979)
Institutions
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CN)
- Hefei First People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of General Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s490451
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00