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Does diabetes mellitus influence pathologic complete response and tumor downstaging after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal and gastroesophageal cancer? A two-institution report
Journal of Surgical Oncology, 10/05/09

Showalter SL et al. – Although the current analysis does not demonstrate a significant reduction in pCR rates or pathologic downstaging in patients with DM, the observed trend suggests that a potential difference may be observed with a larger patient population. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the influence of DM on the effectiveness of neoadjuvant CRT in esophageal cancer.

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Association of serum levels of lipid and its novel constituents with the different stages of esophageal carcinoma
Lipids in Health and Disease, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Preoperative and Early Postoperative Quality of Life Predict Survival in Potentially Curable Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Optimal dose of preoperative enteral immunonutrition for patients with esophageal cancer
Surgery Today, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 66%

The high incidence of esophageal cancer in parts of China may result primarily from genetic rather than environmental factors
Diseases of the Esophagus, 11/10/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Pilot study on confocal endomicroscopy for determination of the depth of squamous cell esophageal cancer in vivo
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 65%