Reference | Year | n | Initial stage2-150
| Local staging procedures | Initial histological score2-160
| Time to achieve remission (months) (median (range)) | Complete remission rate % (n) | Period of follow up after remission (months) (median (range)) | Relapses (n) |
Savioet al
6
| 1996 | 12 | IE
| CT | 4–5 | 3 (2–4) | 84 (11) | 24 (14–36) | 0 |
Neubaueret al
7
2-a
| 1997 | 50 | IE
| CT± EUS | 5 | 4 (0.5–8.5) | 80 (40) | 15 (0–40) | 5 |
Pinottiet al
9
2-b
| 1997 | 45 | IE
| CT | 5 | 5 (3–18) | 68 (30) | 23 (2–66) | 2 |
Montalbanet al
8
| 1997 | 9 | IE
| CT | 5 | 7 (5–7)) | 88 (8) | 14 (7–22) | ? |
Nobre Leitaoet al
10
| 1998 | 17 | IE
| CT+EUS | 4–5 | 2 (1–12) | 100 (17) | 12 (2–39) | 1 |
Steinbachet al
11
| 1999 | 28 | IE+ IIE
| CT or EUS | 5 | (3–45) | 50 (14) | (>18) | 0 |
| | 23 | IE
| | | | 56 (13) | | |
Present study | 2000 | 34 | IE + IIE1
| CT+ EUS | 5 | 6 (2–18) | 56 (19) | 23 (8–44) | 2 |
| | 24 | IE
| | | | 79 (19) | | |