Factors affecting timing of surgery following neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal cancer
Shannon J Jiang, Andrada C Diaconescu, Dyke P McEwen, Laura N McEwen, Andrew C Chang, Jules Lin, Rishindra M Reddy, William R Lynch, Sidra Bonner, Kiran H Lagisetty · 2023
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Shannon Jiang and nine co-authors studied delays to surgery in two thousand twenty-three for patients with cancer of the esophagus. Standard care joins drug and radiation treatment first, then surgery. Timing matters for safety after surgery, yet delays are common and their causes were less well known.
Records covered ninety-six patients treated at one centre over three years. About half had surgery within eight weeks, and the rest were delayed. Past chest or heart surgery, smoking history, and prior heart disease all linked to delay. Weight loss near surgery was greater in the on-time group. Knowing these factors can help teams plan the path to surgery.
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| CREATOR | Shannon J Jiang, Andrada C Diaconescu, Dyke P McEwen, Laura N McEwen, Andrew C Chang, Jules Lin, Rishindra M Reddy, William R Lynch, Sidra Bonner, Kiran H Lagisetty |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |