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ReviewCureus2026

Perspectives on the Current Role of Radiation in the Management of Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas.

Pallavi S Kapilavaih, Jacob Luddington, David A Saez, Neil Newman

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Review in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Pallavi S KapilavaihRadiation Oncology, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA.
Jacob LuddingtonRadiation Oncology, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA.
David A SaezRadiation Oncology, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA.
Neil NewmanRadiation Oncology, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past two decades, management approaches for esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers have undergone a notable transformation, driven by clinical trials aimed at optimizing the use of surgery, chemotherapy, and chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in treatment. Landmark studies have confirmed the essential role of neoadjuvant CRT (nCRT) and perioperative chemotherapy compared with surgery alone in improving survival rates and pathological complete response (pCR). Recently, active surveillance has emerged as a safe alternative to immediate surgery, and in select patients, adjuvant immunotherapies have demonstrated enhanced efficacy while reducing complications. This review will discuss the data that have helped shape the current treatment landscape for esophageal and GEJ cancers, as well as potential future directions.

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chemotherapyesophageal adenocarcinoma (eac)esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (scc)esophagectomy complicationsneoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

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PMID42367529
PMCPMC13293767

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