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The standard treatment for unresectable locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is concurrent chemoradiotherapy, with tumour regression observed in a proportion of patients after treatment, but prognostic improvement remains limited. Immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy (CT) has been shown to be efficacious as the first-line treatment of advanced OC and neoadjuvant therapy. Therefore, we conducted a prospective, two-arm, randomised, unblinded phase II study to explore the efficacy of camrelizumab in combination with CT versus chemoradiotherapy for the conversion of unresectable advanced OSCC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All participants meeting the inclusion criteria will be enrolled after signing an informed consent form. 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