Preliminary results of a prospective clinical trial show a statistically significant increase in oneyear survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma given split-course radiotherapy as against similar patients treated in previous years with conventional fractionated courses. In addition, symptomatic relief and length of relief were at least as good in these patients. A prospective randomized study is being considered.
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Levitt et al. (1970) studied this question.