Encouraging Pathological Complete Response Rate from Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin and Capecitabine for Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma: Preliminary Outcome of a Retrospective Study.

The preliminary results of this study suggest that preoperative chemotherapy with the triplet regimen of albumin-bound paclitaxel, cisplatin and capecitabine for patients with locally advanced ESCC revealed significant tumour downstage and encouraging pCR rate, with well-tolerable toxicities. The role of this regimen warrants further investigation.