Recurrence-free survival as a surrogate endpoint for overall survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Jun Okui Kengo Nagashima Satoru MatsudaYasunori SatoAkihiko OkamuraHirofumi KawakuboManabu MutoYoshihiro KakejiKoji KonoHiroya TakeuchiMasayuki WatanabeYuichiro DokiTakeo BambaTakashi FukudaHitoshi FujiwaraShinsuke SatoKazuhiro Noma Hiroshi MiyataTakeo FujitaYuko Kitagawa

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2024)

There was a strong correlation between recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with surgically resectable OSCC who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and this was more pronounced in patients with a better response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

neoadjuvant chemotherapy
free survival
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
sentinel lymph node
lymph node
radiation therapy
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
lymph node metastasis
early stage
percutaneous coronary intervention