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Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) followed by adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is an organ-preserving alternative, but its oncologic efficacy in T1aM3 disease with lymphovascular invasion (LVI) and in T1b disease remains uncertain. We compared ESD+CRT with esophagectomy for these lesions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Patients and Methods Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched through June 2024 (PROSPERO CRD42024593581). Primary endpoints were the risk differences (RDs) between esophagectomy and ESD+CRT for 3-year disease-free survival (3y-DFS), 3-year overall survival (OS-3y), and 5-year OS (OS-5y); the secondary endpoint was serious adverse events (SAEs). Cumulative DFS and OS were estimated by Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis and compared with the log-rank test.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results Six retrospective studies (16 centers; 306 patients treated 2002\u20132021; ESD+CRT n = 170, esophagectomy n = 136) were included; mean follow-up was 49.8 and 53.1 months, respectively. Baseline age, LVI, and tumor depth were comparable. Three-year DFS was similar between groups (86.4% vs. 92.6%; RD 0.92, 95% CI 0.85\u20131.00), as was OS at 3 years (RD \u22120.02, 95% CI \u22120.08 to 0.45) and 5 years (RD \u22120.09, 95% CI \u22120.18 to 0.01). SAEs were significantly less frequent with ESD+CRT than with esophagectomy (RD 0.55, 95% CI 0.35\u20130.86; p = 0.009).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusions In selected superficial ESCC, ESD+CRT achieved DFS and OS comparable to esophagectomy while significantly reducing SAEs. 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