A CASE OF recurrent sqamous cell carcinoma lower third esophagus. She received radiochemo. in the 1st presentation 3 years ago. Does she need a 2nd neoadjuvant therapy prior to surgery?
What is meant by complete response to radiochemotherapy and how many biopsies are needed to prove this? and is there any role for surgery in non complicted complete responders to radio or chemo?
If symptoms have reappeared chemotherapy may be initiated with doctor's advice.But if the signs and symptoms recurred, first Radio- and then chemo- may have to be initiated.Consult your doctor.
hi friend, the principal objetive of neoadyuvance are "pretreat" the cancer before surgery, in my opinion you must realize surgery to grade the tumor and stage the pacient,
I think the need of 2 dose of chemoradiotherapy depends of the local stage of the disease and the lymh node status
Fully restage the recurrent disease with ct, pet and eus. If T3 and/or N+ abd three years down the line from initial treatment then further induction therapy is indicated
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