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ReviewThe oncologist2015

Locally advanced gastroesophageal junction tumor: a treatment dilemma.

Noman Ashraf, Sarah Hoffe, Richard Kim

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Review in The oncologist, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Noman AshrafDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University of South Florida/James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Sarah HoffeDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University of South Florida/James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Richard KimDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, University of South Florida/James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA richard.kim@moffitt.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last several decades, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) has been increasing in developed countries. Although complete surgical resection remains the cornerstone of treatment for resectable disease, long-term outcomes are poor and recurrence rates are high with surgery alone in patients presenting with locally advanced disease. Multimodal therapy has been shown to improve survival; however, the optimal therapeutic approach remains controversial, and practices vary across the world. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy is generally used in the U.S., whereas perioperative chemotherapy without radiation is favored in most European countries. In this review, we discuss why the treatment of locally advanced GEJ tumors remains controversial, examine the evidence for various multimodal approaches, discuss their respective pros and cons, evaluate the role of radiation therapy, highlight some ongoing and planned clinical trials, and suggest areas that need further research.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaChemoradiotherapyCombined Modality TherapyEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalAdenocarcinomaChemotherapyGastroesophageal cancerRadiation

Identifiers

PMID25561508
PMCPMC4319638

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