title: The Role of Induction Therapy for Esophageal Cancer.
abstract: Survival of esophageal cancer generally is poor but has been improving. Induction chemoradiation is recommended before esophagectomy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma. Both induction chemotherapy and induction chemoradiation are found to be beneficial for locally advanced adenocarcinoma. Although a clear advantage of either strategy has not yet been demonstrated, consensus-based guidelines recommend induction chemoradiation for locally advanced adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, 870 Quarry Road, Falk Cardiovascular Research Building, 2nd Floor, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: berry037@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Mark F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D060828:Induction Chemotherapy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Esophageal neoplasms; Esophagectomy; Induction therapy