09.02.2024 | Thoracic Oncology
Staying a Step Ahead: Tailoring Chemotherapy for Esophageal Cancer
verfasst von:
Sadia Tasnim, MD, Monisha Sudarshan, MD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 4/2024
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Excerpt
“It lives desperately, inventively, fiercely, territorially, cannily, and defensively—at times, as if teaching us how to survive. To confront cancer is to encounter a parallel species, one perhaps more adapted to survival than even we are.” We cannot think of a better way to describe esophageal cancer than these words by Dr. Siddhartha Mukerjee. The very biology of esophageal cancer needs to be treated to improve outcomes. Although the CROSS trial was a major advancement in esophageal cancer treatment, we need to move forward, focusing on precision medicine, tailoring treatment to the cancer, and improving systemic control.
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