Adjuvant chemotherapy in node‐positive patients after esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Autor: Yeong Jeong Jeon, Jong Ho Cho, Yong Soo Choi, Young Mog Shim, Jong‐Mu Sun, Hong Kwan Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Thoracic Cancer, Vol 14, Iss 6, Pp 624-635 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1759-7714
1759-7706
DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.14796
Popis: Abstract Background The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival in patients with positive nodes after surgery for ESCC. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the survival outcomes of node‐positive patients with ESCC who underwent curative resection with or without adjuvant chemotherapy between January 1994 and December 2015. Results We analyzed 460 patients (333 adjuvant chemotherapy, 127 surgery alone). The surgery‐alone group was older (64 vs. 60 years, p
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