TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic and Imaging Predictors of Complete Pathologic Response After Chemoradiation for Esophageal Cancer
AU - Uberoi, Guneesh S.
AU - Uberoi, Angad S.
AU - Bhutani, Manoop S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Purpose of Review: Locally advanced esophageal cancer is frequently treated preoperatively with chemotherapy and radiation. The degree of response to this preoperative therapy varies in different patients, and a complete pathological response (pCR) has important implications in the management and prognosis of these patients. This is a review of the different modalities currently available to detect pCR and the clinical context of their use. Recent Findings: While research is still ongoing, no single technique has emerged as the modality of choice to reliably predict pCR in all patients. Studies investigating the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of these modalities have had promising results, but no single modality has been firmly validated as the modality if choice. The emergence of functional imaging techniques and the use of biomarkers are newer developments which need further evaluation before adoption in routine clinical practice. Summary: While no single technique reliably predicts pCR, a combination of imaging and diagnostic modalities (endoscopic appearance, biopsy, EUS, and PET/CT) may provide a better diagnostic yield rather than any of these modalities taken alone.
AB - Purpose of Review: Locally advanced esophageal cancer is frequently treated preoperatively with chemotherapy and radiation. The degree of response to this preoperative therapy varies in different patients, and a complete pathological response (pCR) has important implications in the management and prognosis of these patients. This is a review of the different modalities currently available to detect pCR and the clinical context of their use. Recent Findings: While research is still ongoing, no single technique has emerged as the modality of choice to reliably predict pCR in all patients. Studies investigating the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of these modalities have had promising results, but no single modality has been firmly validated as the modality if choice. The emergence of functional imaging techniques and the use of biomarkers are newer developments which need further evaluation before adoption in routine clinical practice. Summary: While no single technique reliably predicts pCR, a combination of imaging and diagnostic modalities (endoscopic appearance, biopsy, EUS, and PET/CT) may provide a better diagnostic yield rather than any of these modalities taken alone.
KW - Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
KW - Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT)
KW - Pathologic complete response (pCR)
KW - Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)
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U2 - 10.1007/s11894-017-0594-5
DO - 10.1007/s11894-017-0594-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28983771
AN - SCOPUS:85030865573
SN - 1522-8037
VL - 19
JO - Current gastroenterology reports
JF - Current gastroenterology reports
IS - 11
M1 - 57
ER -