title: Controversies and Consensus in Preoperative Therapy of Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers.
abstract: This review summarizes established adjuvant approaches for locally advanced esophageal cancer (including preoperative, perioperative, or postoperative approaches, which include chemotherapy alone or chemoradiation). It also discusses areas of uncertainty and therapeutic equipoise.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, Room 1035, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: kug@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: Geoffrey Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Ku
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D032921:Consensus; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Adjuvant; Chemoradiation; Chemotherapy; Preoperative; Squamous cell carcinoma