Open AccessActionable Locoregional Relapses after Therapy of Localized Esophageal Cancer: Insights from a Large Cohort
Author(s) -
Elena Elimova,
Xuemei Wang,
Wei Qiao,
Kazuki Sudo,
Roopma Wadhwa,
Hironori Shiozaki,
Yusuke Shimodaira,
Venkatram Planjery,
Nikolaos Charalampakis,
Jeffrey H. Lee,
Brian Weston,
Manoop S. Bhutani,
Ritsuko Komaki,
David C. Rice,
Stephen G. Swisher,
Mariela A. Blum,
Jane E. Rogers,
Heath D. Skinner,
Dipen M. Maru,
Wayne L. Hofstetter,
Jaffer A. Ajani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1423-0232
pISSN - 0030-2414
DOI - 10.1159/000486720
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , salvage therapy , esophageal cancer , cancer , radiology , endoscopy , adenocarcinoma , metastasis , surgery , oncology , chemotherapy
The goal of surveillance after therapy of localized esophageal cancer (LEC) is to identify actionable relapses amenable to salvage; however, the current surveillance algorithms are not optimized. We report on a large cohort of LEC patients with actionable locoregional relapses (LRRs).