PD‐L1 expression, CD8+ and CD4+ lymphocyte rate are predictive of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for squamous cell cancer of the thoracic esophagus
Abstract Background Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CTRT) can effectively downstage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in patients with locally advanced disease and prolonged survival have been observed in patients with a pathological complete response (ypCR). Aims and methods This exploratory...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-10-01
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Series: | Cancer Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2359 |