Pre-operative treatments for adenocarcinoma of the lower oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction: a review of the current evidence from randomized trials

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• 作者：Pierfrancesco Franco ; Francesca Arcadipane ; Paolo Strignano…
• 关键词：Pre ; operative chemo ; radiation ; Radiotherapy ; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy ; Oesophageal cancer ; Gastro ; oesophageal junction ; Adenocarcinoma
• 刊名：Medical Oncology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：34
• 期：3
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• 刊物主题：Oncology; Hematology; Pathology; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1559-131X
• 卷排序：34

文摘

Adenocarcinomas of the lower oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction are a complex clinico-pathological setting. Multimodality therapy is considered mandatory in most disease presentations. Nevertheless, the most appropriate treatment package has yet to be established. We herein summarize the evidence derived from randomized phase III trials on pre-operative treatments in this oncological scenario.