Esophageal cancer: Recent advances in screening, targeted therapy, and management. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The incidence of esophageal cancer remains on the rise worldwide and despite aggressive research in the field of gastrointestinal oncology, the survival remains poor. Much remains to be defined in esophageal cancer, including the development of an effective screening tool, identifying a good tumor marker for surveillance purposes, ways to target esophageal cancer stem cells as well as circulating tumor cells, and developing minimally invasive protocols to treat early-stage disease. The goal of this chapter is to highlight some of the recent advances and ongoing research in the field of esophageal cancer.

publication date

  • October 30, 2014

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4229783

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85001946117

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.4103/1477-3163.143720

PubMed ID

  • 25395880

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13