Literature Updates

Masaru Hayami MD, PhD, Nelson Ndegwa, Mats Lindblad MD, PhD, Gustav Linder MD, PhD, Jakob Hedberg MD, PhD, David Edholm MD, PhD, Jan Johansson MD, PhD, Jesper Lagergren MD, PhD, Lars Lundell MD, PhD, Magnus Nilsson MD, PhD & Ioannis Rouvelas MD, PhD 

Read Abstract: Population-Based Cohort Study from a Prospective National Registry: Better Long-Term Survival in Esophageal Cancer After Minimally Invasive Compared with Open Transthoracic Esophagectomy

Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, MD1; Kirsten Merx, MD1; Georg M. Haag, MD2; Christoph Springfeld, MD2; Thomas Ettrich, MD3; Kersten Borchert, MD4; Albrecht Kretzschmar, MD5; Christian Teschendorf, MD6; Gabriele Siegler, MD7; Matthias P. Ebert, MD1,8,9; Eray Goekkurt, MD10; Rolf Mahlberg, MD11; Nils Homann, MD12; Daniel Pink, MD13,14; Wolf Bechstein, MD15; Peter Reichardt, MD16; Hagen Flach17; Timo Gaiser, MD18; Achim Battmann, MD19; Fuat S. Oduncu, MD20; Maria Loose, PhD21; Disorn Sookthai, MSc21; Claudia Pauligk, PhD21; Thorsten O. Göetze, MD21,22; and Salah-Eddin Al-Batran, MD21,22

Read Abstract: FLOT Versus FLOT/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Perioperative Therapy of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Resectable Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma: A Randomized Phase II Trial of the AIO EGA Study Group

Shota Hoshino MD, Satoru Matsuda MD, PhD, Hirofumi Kawakubo MD, PhD, Shigeo Yamaguchi MD, Ph.D, Kohei Nakamura MD, PhD, Eriko Aimono MD, PhD, Kazuaki Matsui MD, Tomoyuki Irino MD, PhD, Kazumasa Fukuda PhD, Rieko Nakamura MD, PhD, Hajime Okita M.D., Ph.D, Hiroshi Nishihara MD, PhD, Hiroya Takeuchi MD, PhD & Yuko Kitagawa MD, PhD 

Read Abstract: Elevation of the Prognostic Factor Plasma Fibrinogen Reflects the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Mateus Barradas Ribeiro, Sergio Barbosa Marques, Ibere Cauduro Soares, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Flávio Roberto Takeda, Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro & Ulysses Ribeiro Jr.

Read Abstract: Epstein-Barr Virus and PD-L1 in Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: Differences According to Location and Histological Type

Leonardo H Eusebi  1   2 , Andrea Telese  3 , Giovanna G Cirota  1   2 , Rehan Haidry  3 , R Maurizio Zagari  1   2 , Franco Bazzoli  1   2 , Alexander C Ford  4   5

Read Abstract: Effect of gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms on the risk of Barrett's esophagus: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

von Holzen, Urs MD, MBA, FACS∗,†; Schmidt, Sven MD‡; Hayoz, Stefanie PhD§; Steffen, Thomas MD¶; Grieder, Felix MD||; Bartsch, Detlef MD∗∗; Schnider, Annelies MD††; Knoefel, Wolfram-Trudo MD‡‡; Piessen, Guillaume MD§§; Kettelhack, Christoph MD∗; Marti, Walter R. MD, EMBA¶¶; Schäfer, Markus MD||||; Függer, Reinhold MD, PhD∗∗∗; Köigsrainer, Alfred MD†††; Gloor, Beat MD‡‡‡; Furrer, Markus MD§§§; Gérard, Marie-Aline PhD§; Hawle, Hanne MD§; Walz, Martin K. MD¶¶¶; Alesina, Piero MD¶¶¶; Ruhstaller, Thomas MD||||||

Read Abstract: Surgical Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Followed by Curative Surgery in Patients With Esophageal Cancer: An Intergroup Phase III Trial of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK 75/08)

Hagi, Takaomi MD∗; Makino, Tomoki MD, PhD, FACS∗; Yamasaki, Makoto MD, PhD∗; Yamashita, Kotaro MD, PhD∗; Tanaka, Koji MD, PhD∗; Saito, Takuro MD, PhD∗; Takahashi, Tsuyoshi MD, PhD, FACS∗; Kurokawa, Yukinori MD, PhD, FACS∗; Motoori, Masaaki MD, PhD†; Kimura, Yutaka MD, PhD‡; Nakajima, Kiyokazu MD, PhD, FACS∗; Morii, Eiichi MD, PhD§; Eguchi, Hidetoshi MD, PhD∗; Doki, Yuichiro MD, PhD∗

Read Abstract: Pathological Regression of Lymph Nodes Better Predicts Long-term Survival in Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery

Tomoki Abe MD, Taro Oshikiri MD, Hironobu Goto MD, Takashi Kato MD, Manabu Horikawa MD, Ryuichiro Sawada MD, Hitoshi Harada MD, Naoki Urakawa MD, Hiroshi Hasegawa MD, Shingo Kanaji MD, Kimihiro Yamashita MD, Takeru Matsuda MD, Tetsu Nakamura MD & Yoshihiro Kakeji MD 

Read Abstract: Albumin and Derived Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is a Novel Prognostic Factor for Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Go Wun Kim MD, Jae-Sik Nam MD, Mohd Fitry Bin Zainal Abidin MD, Seon-Ok Kim MS, Ji-Hyun Chin MD, PhD, Eun-Ho Lee MD, PhD & In-Cheol Choi MD, PhD 

Read Abstract: Impact of Body Mass Index and Sarcopenia on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Esophageal Cancer Surgery: An Observational Study

Olli Helminen  1   2 , Jukka Melkko  3 , Juha Saarnio  3 , Eero Sihvo  4 , Teijo Kuopio  5   6 , Pasi Ohtonen  3   7 , Joonas H Kauppila  3   8 , Tuomo J Karttunen  3 , Heikki Huhta  3

Read Abstract: Predictive value of p53, Ki67 and TLR5 in neoplastic progression of Barrett's esophagus: a matched case-control study