Complete clinical response of a patient with BRCA1-mutant cervical esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy highlights the importance of performing genomic profiling in cancer treatment
A 78-year-old man was referred to the oncology clinic with a cervical esophageal squamous cell cancer completely obstructing the esophagus. Due to concerns for tracheal invasion, we were not able to offer potentially curative chemoradiotherapy and only palliative chemotherapy was recommended. Genomi...
Main Authors: | Brian Ramnaraign, Ellery Altshuler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666621921000181 |
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