Esophageal And Gastric Cancer

Adenocarcinoma of the
Esophagus: Ongoing Debates
• Preoperative multimodal therapy is a reasonable treatment option
– Is “a” standard of choice NOT “the” standard
• New combinations of existing chemotherapies to balance efficacy
and toxicity
• Questions remain:
– Who goes to surgery
– Who gets all 3 modalities (surgery, chemotherapy,
radiation therapy)
– How best to manage debilitated or elderly patient