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Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagogastric Junction Are More Likely to Respond to Preoperative Chemotherapy than Distal Gastric Cancer
Preoperative Chemotherapy Response Higher in Gastroesophageal vs Gastric Cancer
D Reim, R Gertler, A Novotny, Christoph Schumacher, et al
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2011 Dec 1
Ann Oncol
Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagogastric Junction Are More Likely to Respond to Preoperative Chemotherapy than Distal Gastric Cancer
Ann Oncol. 2011 Dec 1;[Epub Ahead of Print], D Reim, R Gertler, A Novotny, Christoph Schumacher, et al
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Background: Preoperative chemotherapy has been shown to improve outcome of patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) and gastric cancer (GC), and histopathologic response has been identified as an independent prognostic parameter in these patients. A recent meta-analysis has identified patients with AEG as benefiting more from preoperative chemotherapy than patients with GC. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to prove these findings in an experienced single-center...
