Perineural invasion predicts for locoregional failure in patients with oesophageal adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

Ankur K PatelXueliang PanDiana M VilaWendy L FrankelWei ChenKyle A PerryRobert E MerrittDesmond M D'SouzaEvan J WuthrickTerence M Williams

Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2020)

For patients with EAC treated with nCRT, PNI found at the time of surgery is significantly associated with worse LRFS. Our data support attempts to validate this finding and perhaps testing the role of adjuvant therapy in patients with PNI.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
minimally invasive
squamous cell carcinoma
coronary artery bypass
lymph node
radiation therapy
big data
newly diagnosed
artificial intelligence