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Weight loss during neoadjuvant therapy and short-term outcomes after esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

Yuki HiranoTakaaki KonishiHidehiro KanekoHidetaka ItohSatoru MatsudaHirofumi KawakuboKazuaki UdaHiroki MatsuiKiyohide FushimiHiroyuki DaikoOsamu ItanoHideo YasunagaYuko Kitagawa
Published in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2023)
Weight loss during NAT was associated with failure to rescue and in-hospital mortality after esophagectomy, independent of baseline BMI. This emphasizes the importance of weight loss measurement during NAT to assess the risk for a subsequent esophagectomy.
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