Sex Disparities After Induction Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagogastrectomy for Esophageal Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Female sex correlated with improved rates of achieving either a CP response or an NCP response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a smaller likelihood of experiencing tumor recurrence. Future efforts should be directed at understanding determinants of this sex disparity. PMID: 28842111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 1, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Rowse PG, Jaroszewski DE, Thomas M, Harold K, Harmsen WS, Shen KR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research