Gastroesophageal cancer (GEC) remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Although the incidence of distal gastric adenocarcinoma (GC) is declining in the United States, proximal esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma (EGJ)…
This review summarizes completed and ongoing studies evaluating the activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in esophagogastric cancer. Key points • Immune checkpoint inhibitors that target cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 or…
The treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer is controversial. For patients who are candidates for surgical resection, multiple prospective clinical trials have demonstrated the advantages of neoadjuvant chemoradiation. For patients…
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…
In East Asia, D2 dissection has been routine surgical procedure for curable advanced gastric cancer. More extended surgery than D2 is reserved for borderline resectable disease with extended nodal metastasis….
Minimally invasive surgical techniques are an emerging option in the staging and management of gastric cancer in the United States and elsewhere. Although much of the current knowledge about these…
Esophagogastric cancer accounts for the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Significant efforts have been made to detect these malignancies at an earlier stage through the implementation of…
Gastric adenocarcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma are among the most prevalent and deadly of malignancies worldwide. Screening and prevention programs will be critical to finally improving outcomes…
David H. Ilson, MD, PhD, Editor Taken together, esophageal and gastric cancers are the second leading cause of cancer mortality globally, with a particularly high toll in countries of East…
Nicholas J. Petrelli, MD, FACS, Consulting Editor This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America discusses esophageal and gastric cancer. The guest editor is David H. Ilson, MD,…
