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The impact of lymphopenia during chemoradiotherapy using photons or protons on the clinical outcomes of esophageal cancer patients.
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.