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Published on: January 22, 2018
Future Directions in Improving Outcomes for Patients with Gastric and Esophageal Cancer
1Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1305 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Abstract:
"This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America provides an update to the current understanding of the physiology of gastric and esophageal cancers and the state-of-the-art management of disease. Over the past 10 years, we have witnessed dramatic changes in both our understanding of the disease and its management. We have 2 new biological agents approved to treat advanced disease, with several more prospects under development. In this article, the author looks to the future, attempting to answer the question of which advancements will play the biggest role in improving patient outcomes in this still-devastating disease.
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