Utility of Radiation After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Surgically Resectable Esophageal Cancer

Introduction Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) ± radiation (NRT) is the “gold standard” approach for locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC). However, the benefits of RT on overall survival (OS) in patients with resectable EC undergoing neoadjuvant therapy followed by esophagectomy remain controversial.