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Clinical biomarkers in esophageal adenocarcinoma

Frontiers in Bioscience, 2010
This review describes genetic and molecular changes related to adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) with emphasis on prognostic value and possibilities for targeted therapy in clinical setting. The progression of Barrett's esophagus to adenocarcinoma has been the focus of particular scrutiny, and a number of potential ...
BIONDI, Antonio Giuseppe, MIGLIORE, Marcello, STRANO G, VADALA S, TROPEA A, BASILE, Francesco   +5 more
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Somatic DNA Copy-Number Alterations Detection for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Using Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction

, 2018
Somatic copy-number alterations are commonly found in cancer and play key roles in activating oncogenes and deactivating tumor suppressor genes. Digital polymerase chain reaction is an effective way to detect the changes in copy number.
Lam, AK, Vinod Gopalan, Katherine T. W. Lee, Lee, KTW, Gopalan, V, Alfred K. Lam   +5 more
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ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA: IS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA DIFFERENT DISEASE COMPARED TO ADENOCARCINOMA? A transversal study in a quaternary high volume hospital in Brazil

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Background Esophageal cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among the neoplasms that affect the gastrointestinal tract. There are several factors that contribute for development of an epidemiological esophageal cancer profile in a population.
Francisco TUSTUMI, Flavio Roberto TAKEDA, Cintia Mayumi Sakurai KIMURA, Rubens Antônio Aissar SALLUM, Ulysses RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Ivan CECCONELLO   +5 more
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Validation of microRNA pathway polymorphisms in esophageal adenocarcinoma survival

Cancer Medicine, 2017
Polymorphisms in miRNA and miRNA pathway genes have been previously associated with cancer risk and outcome, but have not been studied in esophageal adenocarcinoma outcomes.
Olusola O. Faluyi, Lawson Eng, Xin Qiu, Jiahua Che, Qihuang Zhang, Dangxiao Cheng, Nanjiao Ying, Alvina Tse, Qin Kuang, Lorin Dodbiba, Daniel J. Renouf, Sharon Marsh, Sevtap Savas, Helen J. Mackay, Jennifer J. Knox, Gail E. Darling, Rebecca K. S. Wong, Wei Xu, Abul Kalam Azad, Geoffrey Liu   +19 more
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First reports of esophageal adenocarcinoma with white globe appearance in Japanese and Caucasian patients

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Better endoscopic diagnosis in case of Barrett’s esophagus is still needed. White globe appearance (WGA) is a novel endoscopic marker for gastric adenocarcinoma, with high sensitivity for differentiating between gastric cancer ...
Yusuke Tonai, Ryu Ishihara, Yasushi Yamasaki, Takashi Kanesaka, Sachiko Yamamoto, Tomofumi Akasaka, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Yasuhiko Tomita, Hiroyasu Iishi   +11 more
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Epidemiological features of esophageal cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma versus adenocarcinoma [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2014
PURPOSE: To analyze the epidemiological features of patients with esophageal cancer according to the histopathological types: squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma.
Maria Aparecida Coelho de Arruda Henry, Mauro Masson Lerco, Priscila Watson Ribeiro, Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues   +3 more
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Refining pathological evaluation of neoadjuvant therapy for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

, 2013
AIM: To assess tumour regression grade (TRG) and lymph node downstaging to help define patients who benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy.METHODS: Two hundred and eighteen consecutive patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastro-esophageal ...
Kelly, Jamie, Iveson, T., Underwood, T.J., Rees, Charlotte, Bailey, Ian, Bateman, Andrew R., Byrne, James, Sharland, Donna, Noble, Fergus, Bateman, Adrian C., Nolan, Luke   +10 more
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Concurrent incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric adenocarcinoma: a report of three cases

Сибирский онкологический журнал
The purpose of the study was to investigate rare cases of concurrent incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric adenocarcinoma to develop an effective treatment strategy.Material and Methods. Herein, we present a report of three cases of
E. A. Toneev, N. V. Dengina, D. V. Glumnushina, R. R. Valeeva, M. S. Rudenko, A. A. Martynov, E. P. Anokhina, A. M. Ponomarenko   +7 more
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Liquid Biopsy for Investigation of Cancer DNA in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Cell-Free Plasma DNA and Exosome-Associated DNA

, 2018
Liquid biopsy of cancers is an area of increasing interest in medical practice for the surveillance, management, and potential detection of malignant cells, using minimally invasive collection of body fluids.
Lam, AK, Lam, Alfred, Robert A. Smith, Smith, RA, Smith, Robert, Alfred K. Lam   +5 more
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Solitary Adrenal Metastasis from Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
Introduction. In patients with extra-adrenal malignancy, an adrenal mass necessitates investigating the possibility of metastatic tumor. Curable adrenal metastasis are considered as a rare event. Case report.
D. Dellaportas, P. Lykoudis, G. Gkiokas, G. Polymeneas, A. Kondi-Pafiti, D. Voros   +5 more
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