Impact of preoperative docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (DCF) therapy on degree of malignant esophageal stenosis

Table 4 The dysphagia score in the FP and the DCF group

		FP group (n = 50)	DCF group (n = 31)	P value
The dysphagia score before chemotherapy	0–2 / 3–4	41 / 9	21/10	0.141 ^a
The improvement of the dysphagia score	Yes / No	14 / 36	18 / 13	*0.007^a

FP, 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin; DCF, docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil;
*p < 0.05
^a χ² test

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