Management of Esophago-Gastric Junction Carcinoma: A Narrative Multidisciplinary Review

Abstract

Esophagogastric junction (EGJ) carcinoma represents a specific site of disease, given the opportunities for multimodal clinical care and management and the possibilities of combined treatments. It encompasses various clinical subgroups of disease that are heterogeneous and deserve different treatments; therefore, the guidelines have progressively evolved over time, considering the evidence provided by clinical trials. The aim of this narrative review was to summarize the main evidence, which orientates the current guidelines, and to collect the main ongoing studies to address existing gray areas.

Keywords

• esophago-gastric junction carcinoma
• preoperative chemoradiotherapy
• tailored treatment
• mini-invasive surgery
• multidisciplinary approach