Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade combined with chemotherapy is not superior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone in resectable locally advanced esophageal carcinoma

Abstract Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCT) or neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery has been recommended as standard treatment in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer (LAEC). But the risk of tumor recurrence still remained, and many patients refused or abandoned radio...

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Main Authors: Daoan Cheng, Weiqing Zhao, Rui Chen, Dong Li, Shuxian Tang, Cheng Fang, Mei Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-023-02915-z