总的来说,这一发现无疑是非常重要的。此前研究表明,无论是化疗还是仅有的针对EAC的靶向治疗,患者的无进展生存期都在7个月左右(10)。因此,大部分患者在治疗过程中会经历癌症的复发。而此时,占比90%的ESCC患者已经无药可用。这也可能是食管癌5年生存率如此低的一个重要原因。我们也期待ibrutinib能在针对食管癌的二期临床中取得良好效果。
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