Literature Updates

van der Wilk, Berend J. MD^∗; Eyck, Ben M. MD^∗; Hofstetter, Wayne L. MD, PhD^†; Ajani, Jaffer A. MD, PhD^‡; Piessen, Guillaume MD, PhD^§; Castoro, Carlo MD, PhD^¶,||; Alfieri, Rita MD, PhD^||; Kim, Jong H. MD, PhD^∗∗; Kim, Sung-Bae MD, PhD^††; Furlong, Heidi MD^‡‡; Walsh, Thomas N. MD, PhD^‡‡; Nieboer, Daan MSc^§§; Wijnhoven, Bas P. L. MD, PhD^∗; Lagarde, Sjoerd M. MD, PhD^∗; Lanschot, J. Jan B. van MD, PhD^∗

Read Abstract:  Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Active Surveillance Versus Standard Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer:  A Systemic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis

Read Abstract:  Nivolumab Combination Therapy in Advanced Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma

Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit study group on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative

Read Abstract: The influence of anastomotic techniques on postoperative anastomotic complications: Results of the Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit

Antoine Adenis , MD, PhD1; Amit S. Kulkarni, PhD2; Gustavo C. Girotto , MD3; Christelle de la Fouchardiere , MD4; Helene Senellart, MD5; Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven , MD, PhD6; Wasat Mansoor , MBChB, MRCP, PhD7; Raed Al-Rajabi, MD8; Josephine Norquist, MS2; Mayur Amonkar, PhD2; Shailaja Suryawanshi, PhD2; Pooja Bhagia, MBBS, MD2; and Jean-Philippe Metges, MD, Msc9

Read Abstract:  Impact of Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer on Health-Related Quality of Life in KEYNOTE-181

Read Abstract:  Outcomes of Gastric Conduit in Corrosive Esophageal Stricture: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Read Abstract:  Revisional Therapy for Recurrent Symptoms After Heller Myotomy for Achalasia

Read Abstract:  Significance of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Early-Onset Pneumonia After Radical Esophageal Cancer Resection: A Retrospective Analysis of 356 Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy

Read Abstract:  Patient-Related Prognostic Factors for Anastomotic Leakage, Major Complications, and Short-Term Mortality Following Esophagectomy for Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

Read Abstract:  The Value of Paratracheal Lymphadenectomy in Esophagectomy for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Read Abstract:  PET-Uptake Reduction into Lymph Nodes After Neoadjuvant Therapy is Highly Predictive of Prognosis for Patients Who have Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Chemoradiotherapy Plus Esophagectomy