Oesophageal adenocarcinoma: In the era of extended lymphadenectomy, is the value of neoadjuvant therapy being attenuated?

Figure 1 Operative photograph of a representative oesophagectomy resection specimen, with en bloc lymphadenectomy of lesser sac lymph nodes. A: Abdominal lymphadenectomy; B: Stomach; C: Oesophagus.

Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier survival curves between neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery only groups. A: Overall survival; B: Disease-free survival.

Figure 3 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for overall survival between ≥ 30 nodes and < 30 nodes removed. A: Overall survival; B: Disease-free survival.