Impact of baseline steroids on the efficacy of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Dexamethasone or antihistamines can be used before nIC in locally advanced ESCC without affecting short- or long-term efficacy. Administering 20 mg dexamethasone before nIC may improve PFS in ESCC.
Authors
- Jiannan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-6703)
- Huiguo Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9852-1637)
- Guozhen Yang
- Yonghui Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9521-9344)
- Kai Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7885-3658)
- Xiaojun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2396-7188)
- Jian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7337-5124)
- Yuan-Heng Huang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v16.i9.3887
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center