Optimal timing for initiating first-line palliative systemic therapy in asymptomatic metastatic esophagogastric cancer: Insights from a European Delphi study
In asymptomatic mEGC, immediate start of treatment is preferred by European experts. Consensus was established that treatment can be deferred for patients who prefer deferral and either have a pre-existent WHO/ECOG performance status of 2 or are of advanced age.
Authors
- Aysegül Ilhan‐Mutlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8291-0873)
- Alexander Siebenhüner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5404-2383)
- Sarah Derks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-7457)
- Radka Obermannová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-7879)
- Antoine Adenis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3123-9746)
- Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1274-5643)
- Alberto Puccini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-4043)
- Giandomenico Roviello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5504-8237)
- Ana Raimundo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3582-3504)
- Florian Lordick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8591-9339)
- Marije Slingerland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4181-8656)
- Andreia Capela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-6938)
- Nina Fokter Dovnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-1404)
- Anne M. May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0643-3790)
- Nadia Haj Mohammad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-2921)
- Angelica Petrillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5489-5733)
- Francesca De Felice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5401-1595)
- D. Kamp
- Elizabeth Smyth
- Cinta Hierro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-2172)
Institutions
- Humanitas University (IT)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Policlinico Umberto I (IT)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Klinik Hirslanden (CH)
- Institut Català d'Oncologia (ES)
- CUF Porto Hospital (PT)
- Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute (CZ)
- University Clinical Centre Maribor (SI)
- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (FR)
- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia (PT)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- Cancer Center Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Florence (IT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cancer
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115278
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Catharijne Foundation
- Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis