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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2014

Operable gastro-oesophageal junctional adenocarcinoma: Where to next?

Elizabeth C Smyth, David Cunningham

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Elizabeth C SmythElizabeth C Smyth, David Cunningham, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton SM2 5PT, United Kingdom.
David CunninghamElizabeth C Smyth, David Cunningham, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton SM2 5PT, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oesophageal junctional adenocarcinoma is a challenging and increasingly common disease. Optimisation of pre-operative staging and consolidation of surgery in large volume centres have improved outcomes, however the preferred adjunctive treatment approach remains a matter of debate. This review examines the benefits of neoadjuvant, peri-operative, and post-operative chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in this setting in an attempt to reach an evidence based conclusion. Recent findings relating to the molecular characterisation of oesophagogastric cancer and their impact on therapeutics are explored, in addition to the potential benefits of fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) directed therapy. Finally, efforts to decrease the incidence of junctional adenocarcinoma using early intervention in Barrett's oesophagus are discussed, including the roles of screening, endoscopic mucosal resection, ablative therapies and chemoprevention.

Indexed as

Barrett’s oesophagusChemopreventionFluoro-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomographyGastric adenocarcinomaJunctional adenocarcinomaMolecular profilingOesophageal adenocarcinomaPeri-operative chemotherapyPre-operative chemoradiotherapy

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PMID24936225
PMCPMC4058722

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