A majority of patients with oesophageal cancer present with inoperable disease and require rapid and long lasting palliation of dysphagia.~STUDY AIM: To compare dysphagia relief in patients treated with oesophageal stenting and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), versus oesophageal stenting alone and to assess overall survival, treatment related complications, and quality of life in the two groups.~PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with inoperable oesophageal cancer with high grade dysphagia to be randomised to receive oesophageal stenting alone (Group I), versus a combination of stenting followed by EBRT (Group II). Dysphagia relief, treatment related complications, overall survival, and quality of life to be assessed in the two groups.
To assess the benefits of oesophageal stenting and external beam radiotherapy over oesophageal stenting alone in patients with inoperable oesophageal cancer