Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer : Surgery improves locoregional control while response based on FDG-PET/CT predicts survival.

Nina-Sophie Schmidt-HegemannRebecca KoeppleFranziska WalterDavid BoeckleWolfgang P FendlerMartin Kurt AngeleStefan BoeckClaus BelkaFalk Roeder

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] (2018)

Outcomes of our cohort were comparable to other series using similar treatments. Surgery significantly improved locoregional control but not survival. Response based on FDG-PET/CT predicted survival and might be used for treatment stratification.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
rectal cancer
locally advanced
surgical site infection
free survival
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
coronary artery disease