Defining conversion therapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

A multimodality treatment conference with experts from across East Asia was held to establish a consensus for conversion therapy. An agreement was reached that conversion therapy was defined as surgery or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) aiming at cure after initial treatment for tumors that were initially unresectable due to adjacent organ invasion or distant metastasis.

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A multimodality treatment conference was held with experts from East Asia to establish a consensus on conversion therapy. It was agreed that conversion therapy refers to surgery or chemoradiotherapy aimed at curing initially unresectable tumors.