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In the near future, patients may benefit from targeted therapies such as HER2 directed therapy and immunotherapy. We still need to have a better understanding of the biology of esophageal cancer, the tumor immune microenvironment, and molecular alterations, in order to determine a tailored multimodality approach.
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Rosenberg, A., Villaflor, V.M. (2018). Future Directions in Esophageal Cancer. In: Schlottmann, F., Molena, D., Patti, M. (eds) Esophageal Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91830-3_21
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