Literature Updates

Scarlet Nazarian, MBBS, BSc1; Ioannis Gkouzionis, MEng1,2; Michal Kawka, BSc1; et al

Read Abstract: Real-time Tracking and Classification of Tumor and Nontumor Tissue in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for Resection Margin Assessment

Akash H. Adhia, MD, Joseph M. Feinglass, PhD, Cary Jo R. Schlick, MD, Ryan P. Merkow, MD, MS, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, David D. Odell, MD, MMSc

Read Abstract: Hospital Volume Predicts Guideline-Concordant Care in Stage III Esophageal Cancer

Nicolas Zhou, DO, MS, Kyung Hyun Lee, PhD, Claudia Pedroza, PhD, Wayne L. Hofstetter, MD 

Read Abstract: Bayesian post-hoc analysis of chemoradiation with and without surgery in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Edoardo Vespa #  1   2 , Gaia Pellegatta #  1 , Viveksandeep T Chandrasekar  3 , Marco Spadaccini  1   2 , Harsh Patel  4 , Roberta Maselli  1   2 , Piera A Galtieri  1 , Elisa Carlani  1 , Prateek Sharma  5 , Cesare Hassan  1   2 , Alessandro Repici  1   2

Read Abstract: Long-term outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

Rolfy A. Perez Holguin, Elizabeth J. Olecki, Kelly A. Stahl, William G. Wong, Charles C. Vining, Matthew E. B. Dixon & June S. Peng

Read Abstract: Management of Clinical T2N0 Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: What Is the Optimal Treatment?

Naoya Yoshida MD, PhD, Kojiro Eto MD, PhD, Tomo Horinouchi MD, Kazuto Harada MD, PhD, Hiroshi Sawayama MD, PhD, Katsuhiro Ogawa MD, PhD, Yohei Nagai MD, PhD, Masaaki Iwatsuki MD, PhD, Shiro Iwagami MD, PhD, Takatsugu Ishimoto MD, PhD, Yoshifumi Baba MD, PhD, Yuji Miyamoto MD, PhD & Hideo Baba MD, PhD

Read Abstract: Preoperative Smoking Cessation and Prognosis After Curative Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chenyi Xie MD, PhD, Yihuai Hu MD, PhD, Lujun Han MD, PhD, Jianhua Fu MD, PhD, Varut Vardhanabhuti FRCR, PhD & Hong Yang MD, PhD

Read Abstract: Prediction of Individual Lymph Node Metastatic Status in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using Routine Computed Tomography Imaging: Comparison of Size-Based Measurements and Radiomics-Based Models

Anna Junttila MD, PhD, Olli Helminen MD, PhD, Mika Helmiö MD, PhD, Heikki Huhta MD, PhD, Raija Kallio MD, PhD, Vesa Koivukangas MD, PhD, Arto Kokkola MD, PhD, Simo Laine MD, PhD, Elina Lietzen MD, PhD, Sanna Meriläinen MD, PhD, Vesa-Matti Pohjanen MD, PhD, Tuomo Rantanen MD, PhD, Ari Ristimäki MD, PhD, Jari V. Räsänen MD, PhD, Juha Saarnio MD, PhD, Eero Sihvo MD, PhD, Vesa Toikkanen MD, PhD, Tuula Tyrväinen MD, Antti Valtola MD, Joonas H. Kauppila MD, PhD on behalf of the FINEGO Group

Read Abstract: Long-Term Survival After Transhiatal Versus Transthoracic Esophagectomy: A Population-Based Nationwide Study in Finland

Shereen El Mashed, Tracey R. O’Donovan, Elaine Kay, Anthony O’Grady, Damian McManus, Richard C. Turkington & Sharon L. McKenna

Read Abstract: Apoptosis and autophagy markers predict survival in neoadjuvant treated oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients

Tsuyoshi Harada MSc, Tetsuya Tsuji MD, PhD, Junya Ueno, Yu Koishihara MSc, Nobuko Konishi MSc, Nanako Hijikata MD, Aiko Ishikawa MD, PhD, Daisuke Kotani MD, PhD, Takashi Kojima MD, PhD, Hisashi Fujiwara MD, PhD & Takeo Fujita MD, PhD 

Read Abstract: Prognostic Impact of the Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Older Patients with Esophageal Cancer