Omitting surgery in esophageal cancer patients with complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jaehyeon ParkJi Woon YeaSe An OhJae Won Park

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2021)

Omitting surgery provides better OS in complete responders after nCRT. Adding surgery could increase the morbidity and mortality and decrease the quality of life. Thus, nCRT alone could be a feasible approach for patients with cCR.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
rectal cancer
surgical site infection
dendritic cells
regulatory t cells
immune response
coronary artery disease