Esophageal cancer recurrence after multimodality therapy: analysis of patterns and implications on long-term survival
Farah A Abdallah, Belisario A Ortiz, Robert A Vierkant, Carlos A Puig, K Robert Shen, Dennis A Wigle, Stephen D Cassivi, Janani S Reisenauer, Krishan R Jethwa, Cameron M Callaghan, Zhaohui Jin, Harry H Yoon, Christopher L Hallemeier, Luis F Tapias · 2026
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Farah A Abdallah and co-authors trace in 2026 how esophageal cancer returns after combined chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery meant to cure it. Their single-center review covered 665 patients treated from 2011 to 2021, most with stage II disease or higher. Careful records showed where the cancer reappeared and how long patients lived afterward.
Cancer returned in about a third of patients, usually within ten months and most often at distant sites. Male sex, squamous cell type, and lymph node stage raised risk, while shrinkage from pre-surgery treatment lowered it. Return of disease sharply cut survival, especially when cancer reached the chest lining or bone. The authors argue that better whole-body treatments before and after surgery are urgently needed.
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| CREATOR | Farah A Abdallah, Belisario A Ortiz, Robert A Vierkant, Carlos A Puig, K Robert Shen, Dennis A Wigle, Stephen D Cassivi, Janani S Reisenauer, Krishan R Jethwa, Cameron M Callaghan, Zhaohui Jin, Harry H Yoon, Christopher L Hallemeier, Luis F Tapias |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |