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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2019

The optimal neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Berend J van der Wilk, Ben M Eyck, Sjoerd M Lagarde, Ate van der Gaast, Joost J M E Nuyttens, Bas P L Wijnhoven, J Jan B van Lanschot

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Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Berend J van der WilkDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ben M EyckDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sjoerd M LagardeDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ate van der GaastDepartment of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Joost J M E NuyttensDepartment of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bas P L WijnhovenDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
J Jan B van LanschotDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophagectomy is the cornerstone of intentionally curative treatment in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Neoadjuvant treatments have been introduced to minimize the risk of development of locoregional- and/or distant recurrences. Chemotherapy is used based on the results of the MAGIC- and the OEO2-trials and chemoradiotherapy became part of standard treatment after the publication of the CROSS-trial. Although several studies have compared the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy, no robust evidence on the optimal neoadjuvant treatment has been obtained as yet. Several studies indirectly comparing both modalities suggest a benefit for chemoradiotherapy in the number of pathologically complete responders, radical resection rate and possibly even in overall survival. Large randomized controlled trials like the Neo-AEGIS-, ESOPEC- and NeXT-trials are currently addressing this topic. A relatively new aspect of esophageal cancer treatment is the administration of monoclonal antibodies. Several monoclonal antibodies have been tested in, mostly, advanced esophageal cancer treatment. Cetuximab has also been tested as addition to neoadjuvant- and definitive treatment in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, showing mixed results. This review aims at providing an overview of the currently available neoadjuvant treatments in esophageal cancer.

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chemoradiotherapychemotherapyEsophageal cancermonoclonal antibodyneoadjuvant

Identifiers

PMID31080638
PMCPMC6503275
OpenAlexW2902210579

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