10.6084/m9.figshare.4028808.v1 Imai H. Imai H. Komine K. Komine K. Takahashi S. Takahashi S. Saijo K. Saijo K. Okada Y. Okada Y. Kobayashi A. Kobayashi A. Okita A. Okita A. Chikamatsu S. Chikamatsu S. Kasahara Y. Kasahara Y. Takahashi M. Takahashi M. Oishi T. Oishi T. Shirota H. Shirota H. Shimodaira H. Shimodaira H. Ishioka C. Ishioka C. Supplementary Material for: Efficacy and Safety Assessment of Paclitaxel in Patients with Docetaxel-Resistant Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Karger Publishers 2016 Esophageal cancer Paclitaxel Docetaxel Cross-resistance 2016-10-14 08:38:18 Dataset https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Efficacy_and_Safety_Assessment_of_Paclitaxel_in_Patients_with_Docetaxel-Resistant_Esophageal_Squamous_Cell_Carcinoma/4028808 <br><strong><em>Background:</em></strong> Incomplete cross-resistances between paclitaxel (PTX) and docetaxel (DTX) has been demonstrated in several types of cancer. The objective of the present study was to assess the existence of cross-resistance between PTX and DTX in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Patients in the PTX group received PTX without DTX pretreatment, patients in the prior DTX (Pr-DTX) group received PTX after the development of resistance to DTX, and patients in the DTX group received DTX without subsequent PTX treatment. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 73 patients were enrolled. The response rates to PTX in the PTX and Pr-DTX groups were 22.7 and 20.0%, respectively. The median progression-free survival times from the first day of PTX treatment in the PTX and Pr-DTX groups were 113 (95% CI 56-154) and 97 days (95% CI 36-189), respectively. The median overall survival times from the first day of DTX treatment in the Pr-DTX and DTX groups were 315 (95% CI 124-453) and 148 days (95% CI 139-177), respectively. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> There is no or incomplete clinical cross-resistance between PTX and DTX in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Replacement of DTX with PTX is a suitable treatment option for patients with DTX-resistant esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.