Oesophageal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

•This ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline provides key recommendations for managing oesophageal cancer.•The guideline covers clinical and pathological diagnosis, staging and risk assessment, treatment and follow-up.•Algorithms for the management of locoregional and advanced/metastatic disease are provided.•The author group encompasses a multidisciplinary group of experts from different institutions in Europe and Australia.•Recommendations are based on available scientific data and the authors’ collective expert opinion.