Refining pathological evaluation of neoadjuvant therapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
Refining pathological evaluation of neoadjuvant therapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
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DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9282
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发表时间:
2013-12-28
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Bateman, Andrew R.
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作者:
Noble, Fergus;Nolan, Luke;Bateman, Andrew R.
AIM: To assess tumour regression grade (TRG) and lymph node downstaging to help define patients who benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy.METHODS: Two hundred and eighteen consecutive patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gas-tro-esophageal junction treated with surgery alone or neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery between 2005 and 2011 at a single institution were reviewed. Triplet neoadjuvant chemotherapy consisting of platinum, fluoropyrimidine and anthracycline was considered for operable patients (World Health Organization performance status