Clinical complete response after chemoradiotherapy for carcinoma of thoracic esophagus: Is esophagectomy always necessary? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jianing WangJianjun QinShaowu JingQing LiuYunjie ChengYi WangFeng CaoPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2018)
Based on the available evidence, the addition of surgery to thoracic locally advanced esophageal carcinoma patients with a cCR after neoadjuvant CRT provided no advantage to long-term survival. As an exception, the two-year DFS and OS could be improved. This research conclusion might be more suitable to patients with squamous cell carcinoma.
Keyphrases
- locally advanced
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- phase ii study
- spinal cord
- radiation therapy
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- robot assisted
- lymph node metastasis
- clinical trial
- atrial fibrillation
- study protocol
- immune response
- left ventricular
- percutaneous coronary intervention