Does the lymph node yield affect survival in patients with esophageal cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy plus esophagectomy? A systematic review and updated meta-analysis

Background: Conflicting data have been reported on the prognostic impact of the extent of lymphadenectomy during esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (EC) after neoadjuvant therapy, especially after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). Methods: A comprehensive online search was performed to explore...

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Main Authors: Donglai Chen, Yiming Mao, Yuhang Xue, Yonghua Sang, Desen Liu, Yongbing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020301759