Risk prediction of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma recurrence in patients who underwent esophagectomy after receiving neoadjuvant treatment: a nationwide retrospective study in Japan.
Akihiko OkamuraMasayuki WatanabeJun OkuiSatoru MatsudaRyo TakemuraHirofumi KawakuboHiroya TakeuchiManabu MutoYoshihiro KakejiYuko KitagawaYuichiro DokiPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2023)
The model developed in this study adequately predicted ESCC recurrence in patients who underwent NAT and then esophagectomy. Further research with this nomogram is needed to assess the effect of adjuvant therapy in patients at high risk for recurrence.