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Basem Azab, MD, on Esophageal Cancer: Study Survival Results

2018 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

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Basem Azab, MD, of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, discusses the impact on overall survival when more than 2 months elapse between finishing neoadjuvant therapy and undergoing esophagectomy (Abstract 2).



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