ReviewActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2021
Advances and challenges in the treatment of esophageal cancer.
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- Efficacy and safety of tislelizumab in patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of negative lymph node removal on survival in esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors as first-line treatment for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- A multi-center, single-arm, phase II study of anlotinib plus paclitaxel and cisplatin as the first-line therapy of recurrent/advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.BMC medicine · 2022Trial
- Suppression of TRIM33 and SMAD4 Indicates a Possible Tumor-Suppressive Role in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Characterization of ZIC5 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its association with patient survival.Oncology letters · 2026Article
- The association between coffee consumption and esophageal cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current observational evidence.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Targeting TPX2 to Enhance Metastasis Control and Radiosensitivity in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Through PI3K/AKT Pathway Modulation.Iranian journal of biotechnology · 2026Article
- Development of a prognostic prediction model incorporatingJournal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Single-cell transcriptomics unveils pyroptosis-related immune microenvironment dynamics and prognostic modeling in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Identification of macrophage polarization-related genes for esophageal cancer risk: a multi-omics Mendelian randomization analysis.Clinical epigenetics · 2026Article
- EGFL6 predicts unfavorable prognosis and serves as a potential indicator in esophageal carcinoma.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- METTL3 in esophageal cancer: Current insights into molecular mechanisms, subtype heterogeneity and targeted therapy prospects (Review).International journal of oncology · 2026Review
- WEE1 stabilizes MYC to promote therapeutic resistance in esophageal adenocarcinoma.Cancer letters · 2026Article
- CTHRC1 drives megakaryocyte-mediated immunotherapy resistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma via the integrin αIIbβ3/Rap1 pathway and is targetable by mRNA vaccination.Molecular cancer · 2026Article
- PSD3 links autophagic flux to MHC-I-associated immune modulation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Article
- Single-cell and bulk omics uncover fibroblast heterogeneity and HSPH1 as a key driver in Barrett's esophagus to esophageal adenocarcinoma progression.Cancer cell international · 2026Article
- Coffee Consumption and Its Potential Implications for Digestive Tract Carcinogenesis.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Microbial crosstalk along the oral-gut axis: organ-specific oncogenic adaptations of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum.Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Review
- Identification of a myosin 1B-binding aptamer for fluorescence imaging and targeted therapy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
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Abstract
Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most common cancers with high morbidity and mortality rates. EC includes two histological subtypes, namely esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). ESCC primarily occurs in East Asia, whereas EAC occurs in Western countries. The currently available treatment strategies for EC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, molecular targeted therapy, and combinations thereof. However, the prognosis remains poor, and the overall five-year survival rate is very low. Therefore, achieving the goal of effective treatment remains challenging. In this review, we discuss the latest developments in chemotherapy and molecular targeted therapy for EC, and comprehensively analyze the application prospects and existing problems of immunotherapy. Collectively, this review aims to provide a better understanding of the currently available drugs through in-depth analysis, promote the development of new therapeutic agents, and eventually improve the treatment outcomes of patients with EC.
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