| cCr | Clinical complete response |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| EC | Esophageal cancer |
| nCRT | Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy |
| OS | Overall survival |
| pCR | Pathological complete response |
| PET-CT | Positron emission tomography |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| AC | Adenocarcinoma |