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International consensus has not yet been reached for the use of preoperative chemotherapy for localized esophageal cancer. Chong and Cunningham give an overview of the latest trials and meta-analyses, discussing possible reasons for discrepant findings, and giving their interpretation of best clinical practice for this disease.