Key Points
Question
Is there any difference in the safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) compared with that of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCT) followed by MIE?
Findings
In this multicenter randomized clinical trial of 264 patients with ESCC, overall morbidity rates were 47% in the nCRT group and 43% in nCT group, which was not significantly different.
Meaning
This trial shows that the safety of nCRT followed by MIE is similar to that of nCT for the treatment of locally advanced ESCC.
SUMMARY BackgroundSerum vitamin D levels are associated with bone complications in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Increasing evidence suggests a nonskeletal role of vitamin D in various autoimmune and liver diseases.
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