Frequency of surgical resection after starting neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer: A population-based cohort study

摘要

Background: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) for resectable esophageal cancer is accompanied by the risk of treatment-related toxicity. The aim of this population-based cohort study was to provide insight in patients who do not proceed to surgical resection after starting nCRT.