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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 13/2021

01-12-2021 | Esophagus Resection | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Strengthens the Prognostic Impact of Pathological Stage for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Authors: Satoru Matsuda, MD, PhD, Hirofumi Kawakubo, MD, PhD, Akihiko Okamura, MD, PhD, Keita Takahashi, MD, PhD, Tasuku Toihata, MD, Ryo Takemura, PhD, Shuhei Mayanagi, MD, PhD, Hiroya Takeuchi, MD, PhD, FACS, Masayuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 13/2021

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Thorough risk stratification to select candidates appropriate for adjuvant therapy is required for patients with esophageal cancer, based on adjuvant therapy advancement including immunotherapy. Independent of the standardized TNM staging system, the response to neoadjuvant treatment has been shown to predict postoperative survival.1,2 To date, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, there are no multicenter investigations that efficiently compare TNM staging and histological response to neoadjuvant therapy. …
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go back to reference Hölscher AH, Drebber U, Schmidt H, et al. Prognostic classification of histopathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2014;260:779–84.CrossRef Hölscher AH, Drebber U, Schmidt H, et al. Prognostic classification of histopathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2014;260:779–84.CrossRef
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Title
ASO Author Reflections: Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Strengthens the Prognostic Impact of Pathological Stage for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Authors
Satoru Matsuda, MD, PhD
Hirofumi Kawakubo, MD, PhD
Akihiko Okamura, MD, PhD
Keita Takahashi, MD, PhD
Tasuku Toihata, MD
Ryo Takemura, PhD
Shuhei Mayanagi, MD, PhD
Hiroya Takeuchi, MD, PhD, FACS
Masayuki Watanabe, MD, PhD, FACS
Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD, FACS
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 13/2021
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10231-7

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