Esophagectomy is associated with improved 5-year overall survival in locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma. Factors like age, race, treatment location, insurance, and tumor size influence esophagectomy use. Non-surgical treatment, government insurance, low income, non-academic centers, comorbidities, and larger tumors increase the risk of all-cause mortality. Esophagectomy and systemic therapy decrease mortality risk. Patients undergoing esophagectomy had significantly higher 5-year overall survival rates and longer median overall survival compared to those treated non-surgically.
Journal Article by Kramer SP, Swanson J (…) Baker MS et 6 al. in J Am Coll Surg
Copyright © 2024 by the American College of Surgeons. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.