Esophageal Cancer

Bariatric surgery was associated with a decreased incidence of esophageal and gastric cancer as well as in-hospital mortality in a cohort of patients with severe obesity, according to results published in JAMA Surgery.

Although individuals in China with low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia are at higher risk for developing esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, that risk can be reduced by more than 30% with surveillance endoscopy, according to research.

The FDA has granted breakthrough device designation to Burning Rock’s OverC multicancer blood test for early detection of esophageal, liver, lung, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, according to a company press release.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Achalasia was associated with an increased risk for esophageal cancer among a cohort of veterans, suggesting the need for increased endoscopic surveillance, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

GENEVA — A validated prediction model showed the potential to identify people at greater risk for high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia or esophageal cancer, according to study results presented at World Cancer Congress.

The distensibility index provides a superior metric for fibrostenotic severity vs. esophageal diameter alone in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Patients at high risk for gastric cancer should undergo 1-year surveillance endoscopy, regardless of whether they initially underwent intensive index endoscopic examination using white light and narrow-band imaging, according to a study.

Researchers have identified a cell signaling pathway involved in the development of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma, which may lead to possible life-saving therapy for this aggressive cancer.

Individuals who increased alcohol consumption had higher risks for both alcohol-associated and all cancer types, according to results of a Korean population-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Early surgery prolonged survival compared with delayed surgery among patients with stage II to stage III esophageal cancer, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.