Literature Updates

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

Read Abstract: Five-year Survival after McKeown Compared to Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-based Nationwide Study in Finland

Jian He, Yani Yin, Wen Tang, Jiahui Jiang, Lei Gu, Jun Yi, Lu Yan, Shuijiao Chen, Yu Wu & Xiaowei Liu

Read Abstract: Objective Outcomes of an Extended Anti-reflux Mucosectomy in the Treatment of PPI-Dependent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (with Video)

Masashi Takeuchi MD, PhD, Hirofumi Kawakubo MD, PhD, Kosuke Saito MSc, Yusuke Maeda MD, PhD, Satoru Matsuda MD, PhD, Kazumasa Fukuda PhD, Rieko Nakamura MD, PhD & Yuko Kitagawa MD, PhD 

Read Abstract: Automated Surgical-Phase Recognition for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Using Artificial Intelligence

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