Publications by authors named "Efriede Bollschweiler"
Objectives: To evaluate the histopathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma according to impact on prognosis and to suggest a classification for clinical routine.
Background: Measures of histopathologic response to neoadjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer such as Mandard tumor regression grading focus on the effect on the primary tumor. Although lymph node infiltration is of significant prognostic importance, this criterion is mostly not included in the response classifications.