esophageal cancer

Research Reports

Quality Improvement Pilot Project to Standardize a Prehabilitation Program for Patients With Esophageal Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation

12/17/2019

Karyn Goodman , MD, MS;

Megan D. Marsh , PA;

S. Lindsey Davis , MD;

Lisa J. Wingrove , RD;

Ashley E. Glode , PharmD, BCOP;

Supriya K. Jain , MD;

Lindel C.K. Dewberry , MD;

Martin D. McCarter , MD;

Michelle Bunch , CSW;

Tracey E. Schefter , MD;

Laura Melton , PhD;

Abstract: A standard treatment recommendation for esophageal cancer patients with stage IB-IIIB disease is for neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgery. This trimodality therapy can be difficult for patients to...

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12/17/2019

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Treatment Better Than Observation for Older Patients With Esophageal Cancer

05/03/2017

JCP Editors

Patients aged 80 years or older with early-stage esophageal cancer who received treatment had an increased 5-year overall survival (OS) compared with those who received no treatment or observation alone,...

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05/03/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

PET Scans During Induction Chemo Contribute to Complete Response for Esophageal Cancer

01/19/2017

JCP Editors

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans during induction chemotherapy for esophageal cancer helps assess patient response to treatment and adjust their therapy, which could lead to an improved complete response rate...

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01/19/2017

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Esophageal Cancer Actually 3 Distinct Diseases

09/09/2016

JCP Editors

A study published in Nature Genetics claims that esophageal cancer may in fact be 3 distinct diseases, which could pave the way for new methods of diagnosis and spur the development of targeted treatment...

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09/09/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Among European Nations, Greater Clinical Standardization Needed for Patients With Cancer

03/08/2016

JCP Editors

A questionnaire issued to experts in 14 European countries that use oncology clinical pathways has identified the need for greater standardization of clinical practices for patients with esophageal and gastric...

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03/08/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Positron Emission Tomography Overused in Patients With Lung and Esophageal Cancers

02/26/2016

JCP Editors

A study finding significant variation in the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans, but no association between the number of scans and improved 2-year survival, suggests that the imaging technique might be...

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02/26/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways