Current Status and Prospects of Multimodal Treatment for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
Interests: upper gastrointestinal cancer; esophageal cancer; gastric cancer; esophagogastric junction cancer; chemotherapy; oncology; endoscopic resection; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the field of upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer treatment, surgery and adjuvant therapy remain standard, but the optimal treatment is becoming increasingly complex and technical. For patients with advanced cancer, aggressive multimodal treatment is thought to reduce recurrence rates and improve their prognosis. Therefore, the proper understanding and application of multimodal treatment combining chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and minimally invasive surgery is essential to obtain better treatment outcomes.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest technologies used in various multimodal treatments for upper GI cancer and which are expected to improve a poor prognosis. We welcome the submission of the latest original research and comprehensive review articles on all therapies that play a role in the treatment of resectable, locally advanced, metastatic, and recurrent upper GI cancer.
Dr. Koichi Okamoto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- upper gastrointestinal cancer
- esophageal cancer
- gastric cancer
- esophagogastric junction cancer
- chemotherapy
- oncology
- endoscopic resection
- minimally invasive surgery
- robotic surgery
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