title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 445, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA. whofstetter@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Wayne L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hofstetter
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054594:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 12 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C516738:PTPN12 protein, human; D054594:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 12