Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Conditional recurrence-free survival after curative esophagectomy: individual patient data analysis of 11 trials.
Jun Okui, Satoru Matsuda, Kengo Nagashima, Yasunori Sato, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Thomas Ruhstaller, Peter Thuss-Patience, Magnus Nilsson, Fredrik Klevebro, Lijie Tan, Shaoyuan Zhang, Thomas Aparicio, Guillaume Piessen, Charlène van der Zijden, Bianca Mostert
Published: 202610.1093/jnci/djaf347
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Most recurrences after curative surgery for esophageal cancer occur within 2 years. Conventional recurrence-free survival (RFS), calculated from the time of surgery, may underestimate prognosis for patients who remain recurrence-free duri…
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