Role of cyclooxygenase-2 in the development and treatment of oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
C J BuskensA RistimäkiG J A OfferhausD J RichelJ J B van LanschotPublished in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology. Supplement (2004)
This report reviews the mechanisms by which COX-2 can contribute to carcinogenesis, its role in prognosis, and the possible place of selective COX-2 inhibitors in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies, focusing particularly on oesophageal cancer.