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Efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy on overall survival in patients with lymph node‐positive esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Is oral chemotherapy promising?

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The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with pathological lymph node‐positive (pN+) resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear. We aimed to explore whether adjuvant chemotherapy could improve the… Click to show full abstract

The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with pathological lymph node‐positive (pN+) resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains unclear. We aimed to explore whether adjuvant chemotherapy could improve the overall survival (OS) of patients with pN+ ESCC and whether oral chemotherapy could be used as an alternative to intravenous chemotherapy.

Keywords: node positive; squamous cell; adjuvant chemotherapy; esophageal squamous; lymph node; chemotherapy

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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