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. 2014 Sep:1325:197-210.
doi: 10.1111/nyas.12532.

Therapeutic approaches to gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas

Rachel L G M Blom  1 , Tatiana Bogush, Björn L D M Brücher, Andrew C Chang, Mikhail Davydov, Evgeny Dudko, Trevor Leong, Boris Polotsky, Paul E Swanson, Peter S N van Rossum, Jelle P Ruurda, Xavier Sagaert, Sergei Tjulandin, Marie-Celine Schraepen, Meindert N Sosef, Richard van Hillegersberg
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Therapeutic approaches to gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas

Rachel L G M Blom et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Sep.
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Abstract

The following, from the 12th OESO World Conference: Cancers of the Esophagus, includes commentaries on the distinction between adenocarcinomas above, below, or within the gastroesophageal junction; combined modality therapy; tumor markers for use in personalized medicine; PET-CT and endoscopic biopsies in the evaluation of response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy; a standardized grading system for tumor regression in squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma; the experimental basis for new approaches to medical treatment; the criteria measuring response in esophageal cancer; and the impact of novel imaging on staging and response assessment.

Keywords: OESO; PET-CT; combined modality therapy; gastroesophageal junction; tumor grading; tumor markers; tumor regression.

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