Editorial Commentary


For radiation therapy before surgery in esophageal cancer, dose matters, and with each answer comes more questions

Mark Hennon, Sai Yendamuri

Abstract

Recently published results from Semenkovich et al. in the March 2019 edition of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery reporting on the impact of induction radiation dosing on outcomes after esophageal resection in patients undergoing tri-modality therapy offer an answer to an important question regarding the treatment of patients with operable esophageal cancer (1).

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