Tag: Cancer: Esophageal
Nivolumab Combo Treats Advanced Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
Overall survival longer in patients receiving first-line treatment with nivolumab plus chemo or nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus chemo alone
Prehabilitation Exercise Intervention Studied in Esophageal Cancer
Structured prehabilitation exercise during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery may enhance treatment response
More Frequent Alcohol Consumption Ups Risk for GI Cancers
Amount of alcohol consumed in each occasion seems to be a less important risk factor
Opdivo Plus Chemotherapy Approved for Treatment of Gastric Cancer
FDA granted Opdivo first approval of immunotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic gastric cancer
Optimal Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Feasible in Fit Elderly
Those 70 years and older have similar postoperative complication scores and long-term survival
GERD Linked to Squamous Cell Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus
An estimated 16.92 and 17.32 percent, respectively, of cases of LSCC and ESCC among individuals aged 50 to 71 years linked to GERD
Incidence of Young-Onset Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Rising
Young-onset esophageal adenocarcinoma presenting at more advanced stages; proportion of advanced stage up from 1975 to 2015
Linked Color Imaging Detects More Neoplastic Upper GI Lesions
Odds of Surgery Lower for Black Patients With Esophageal Cancer
