Pathological complete response in patients with esophageal cancer after the trimodality approach: The association with baseline variables and survival-The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center experience.
Mariela Blum MurphyLianchum XiaoViren R PatelDipen M MaruArlene M CorreaFatemeh Ghazanfari AmlashiZhongxing LiaoRitsuko KomakiSteven Hsesheng LinHeath D SkinnerAra VaporciyanGarrett L WalshStephen G SwisherBoris SepesiJeffrey H LeeManoop S BhutaniBrian WestonWayne L HofstetterJaffer A AjaniPublished in: Cancer (2017)
In this large cohort study, a pathCR is confirmed to be associated with better OS and RFS. The presence of a poorly differentiated tumor or SRCs reduces the likelihood of a pathCR. Future research should focus on molecular classifiers. Cancer 2017;123:4106-4113. © 2017 American Cancer Society.