Update information

July 2023: We have reviewed the evidence and made new recommendations on palliative management of luminal obstruction with no curative intent for adults with oesophageal or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer. These recommendations are marked [2023].

Minor changes since publication

May 2026: We added links to relevant NICE technology appraisal guidance in the sections on radical treatment and palliative management. We also simplified the guideline by removing recommendations on general principles of care that are covered in other NICE guidelines.

January 2025: We added a link to NICE's interventional procedures guidance on cytoreduction surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis (IPG688) to the section on radical treatment.

February 2023: We have updated the recommendations on T1N0 oesophageal cancer in line with the new guideline on Barrett's oesophagus and stage 1 oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

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