ReviewCancers2021
Immunotherapy for Esophageal Cancers: What Is Practice Changing in 2021?
Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prognostic and clinicopathological impact of systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) on patients with esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Unveiling SSR4: a promising biomarker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
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- ISG15/GRAIL1/CD3 axis influences survival of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma.JCI insight · 2024Article
- Current evidence of PD-1 and PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors for esophageal cancer: an updated meta-analysis and synthesis of ongoing clinical trials.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2024Article
- A 35-gene mutation profile predicts the therapeutic outcome of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving neo-adjuvant chemoradiation.American journal of cancer research · 2024Article
- Anti-TIGIT Antibody Tiragolumab Alone or With Atezolizumab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors: A Phase 1a/1b Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JAMA oncology · 2023Article
- Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in esophageal cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2023Review
- The Debate between the Human Microbiota and Immune System in Treating Aerodigestive and Digestive Tract Cancers: A Review.Vaccines · 2023Review
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- Approach to Localized Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus.Current treatment options in oncology · 2022Review
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- Role of sirtuins in esophageal cancer: Current status and future prospects.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Review
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review.Integrative cancer therapiesReview
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The prognosis of advanced esophageal cancer is dismal, and treatment options are limited. Since the first promising data on second-line treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in esophageal cancer patients were published, immunotherapy was surmised to change the face of modern cancer treatment. Recently, several studies have found this to be true, as the checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and pembrolizumab have achieved revolutionary response rates in advanced as well as resectable settings in esophageal cancer patients. Although the current results of large clinical trials promise high efficacy with tolerable toxicity, desirable survival rates, and sustained quality of life, some concerns remain. This review aims to summarize the novel clinical data on immunotherapeutic agents for esophageal cancer and provide a critical view of potential restrictions for the implementation of these therapies for unselected patient populations.
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