Executive summary

This study retrospectively review 69 patients with esophageal cancer treated with XRT (n=15) and PBT (n= 54) and concurrent chemotherapy. The study found that the absolute lymphocyte counts (ALC) were significantly higher in PBT group than the XRT group, and a similar trend in the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR). Dose-volume analysis revealed significant correlations between volumes of the thoracic bones irradiated by 5-50 Gy and minimum ALCs and maximum NLR. 

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