Commentary: Closing the curtain on upfront surgery for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

[摘要] The authors present an excellent descriptive study of recurrence patterns in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.1 The data were collected from a large randomized trial (NEOCRTEC5010) conducted by the same authors, and the results show better patient outcomes with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery than with surgery alone.2 The authors should be congratulated for contributing data on a large cohort of patients to a robust body of published evidence, confirming previously described patterns and risk factors for recurrence (ie, greater T and N stage, lack of neoadjuvant treatment, absence of complete pathologic response).

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学