April 2023: April month is observed as esophageal cancer awareness month. Esophageal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the esophagus, the muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. Here are some lesser-known fac..
August 2021: The FDA has approved Nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company) for patients with fully resected oesophagus or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer who have received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and have pers..
August 2021: Pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck & Co.) in combination with trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine-, and platinum-containing chemotherapy has been granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration for the firs..
July 9th 2021: During the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2021, two scientists from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center were asked to share new findings on the treatment ..
Key points for diagnosis and treatment of tumors at the junction of gastroesophagus1 Gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma occurs at the junction of the esophagus and stomach.2 Accurate preoperative staging is the key to ..
First immunotherapy has been approved for esophageal cancer treatment. Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor. The International Center for Cancer Research of the World Health Organization points out that esophageal cancer..
89 year old patient who suffers from esophageal cancer and who can't be operated or given chemotherapy fully recovered after proton therapy. Read the full case study over here. Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer i..