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Temporal Trends in Survival Outcomes for Patients with Esophageal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A 14-Year Analysis

The prognosis for patients with esophageal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery has shown improvement in recent years. We sought to identify the critical factors contrib...

Chong Beng Ng MD, Chien-Hung Chiu MD, Chi-Ju Yeh MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2024)

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ASO Author Reflections: Survival Outcomes of Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Post-chemoradiotherapy Surgical T4b Disease: Is Palliative Resection Justified?

Tzu-Yi Yang MD, Chi-Ju Yeh MD, Chien-Hung Chiu MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2024)

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ASO Author Reflections: Prognostic Factors for Recovery from Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy After Minimally Invasive McKeown Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Study

Chun-Ting Kuo MD, Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2024)

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Prognostic Factors for Recovery from Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy After Minimally Invasive McKeown Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Study

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy is a serious complication of esophagectomy that affects the patient’s phonation and the ability to prevent life-threatening aspiration events. The aim of this single-cente...

Chun-Ting Kuo MD, Chien-Hung Chiu MD, Tuan-Jen Fang MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2024)

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ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Weekend Effect on Short- and Long-Term Survival of Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy for Cancer—A Population-Based, Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighted Analysis

Tzu-Yi Yang MD, Yu-Wen Wen PhD, Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2023)

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ASO Author Reflections: Opting for a Cost-Effective Treatment Allocation in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

**ng Gao MD, Joseph Jan-Baptist van Lanschot MD, PhD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2022)

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Neoadjuvant Therapy Versus Upfront Surgery for Patients With Clinical Stage 2 or 3 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Although neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery (NT) is the standard of care for esophageal cancer in Western countries, upfront surgery (US) followed by adjuvant therapy (when indicated) still is commonly us...

**ng Gao MD, Yu-Wen Wen PhD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2022)

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A Pathological Study of Residual Cancer in the Esophageal Wall Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: Focus on Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients with False Negative Preoperative Endoscopic Biopsies

Endoscopic biopsy examinations after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) are of limited value in patients with esophageal cancer due to the high rates of false negative (FN) findings. We sought to investigate...

Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Chang-Yo Tsai MD, Hsien-Kun Chang MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2015)

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Long-Term Outcomes After Thoracoscopic Resection of Stage I and II Thymoma: A Propensity-Matched Study

The use of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in patients with thymoma remains controversial. We sought to evaluate the perioperative and oncological outcomes after VATS resection for stage I and II t...

Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Yun-Hen Liu MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2015)

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Prognostic Significance of Lymphovascular Invasion in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

To investigate the prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT).

Wei-Hsun Chen MD, Yen-Lin Huang MD, Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2015)

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Interval Between Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Does Delayed Surgery Impact Outcome?

Although esophagectomy traditionally is recommended to perform within 8 weeks after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), data from neoadjuvantly treated rectal cancer patients demonstrate that delayed surgery...

Chien-Hong Chiu MD, Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Hsien-Kun Chang MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2013)

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Using Pretreatment Tumor Depth and Length to Select Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients for Nonoperative Treatment After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Two randomized trials have shown that in patients with good response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), a nonoperative approach (additional CRT) had equal survival to scheduled esophagectomy. However, co...

Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Chen-Kan Tseng MD, Yu-Wen Wen PhD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2013)

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Lymph Node Dissection after Chemoradiation in Esophageal Cancer: A Subgroup Analysis of Patients With and Without Pathological Response

Extensive lymph node dissection (LND) is beneficial in primarily resected esophageal cancer patients. Such benefit was believed to be seen in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT)-treated patients, but evidence ...

Yin-Kai Chao MD, PhD, Hui-** Liu MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh MD… in Annals of Surgical Oncology (2012)