Barrett's esophagus: cancer and molecular biology

Sox9 drives columnar differentiation of esophageal squamous epithelium: a possible role in the pathogenesis of Barrett's esophagus

(2012) Nicholas J. Clemons et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

(2012) James D. Luketich et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Prevention of Barrett Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma by Smoothened Inhibitor in a Rat Model of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

(2012) Michael K. Gibson et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy Is Beneficial for Clinical Stage T2 N0 Esophageal Cancer Patients Due to Inaccurate Preoperative Staging

(2012) Jennifer Q. Zhang et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Cancer statistics, 2012

(2012) Rebecca Siegel et al.   CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS

Bile Acid and Inflammation Activate Gastric Cardia Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Barrett-Like Metaplasia

(2012) Michael Quante et al.   CANCER CELL

Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

(2012) Surya SAY Biere et al.   LANCET

Evidence for a functional role of epigenetically regulated midcluster HOXB genes in the development of Barrett esophagus

(2012) M. di Pietro et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transthoracic Versus Transhiatal Esophagectomy for the Treatment of Esophagogastric Cancer

(2011) Piers R. Boshier et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Short-Term Outcomes Following Open Versus Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer in England

(2011) Ravikrishna Mamidanna et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Clinical T2-T3N0M0 Esophageal Cancer: The Risk of Node Positive Disease

(2011) Brendon M. Stiles et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Residual Embryonic Cells as Precursors of a Barrett's-like Metaplasia

(2011) Xia Wang et al.   CELL

Cdx2 determines the fate of postnatal intestinal endoderm

(2011) E. J. Stringer et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Barrett's metaplasia glands are clonal, contain multiple stem cells and share a common squamous progenitor

(2011) Anna M Nicholson et al.   GUT

Activation of the BMP4 Pathway and Early Expression of CDX2 Characterize Non-specialized Columnar Metaplasia in a Human Model of Barrett’s Esophagus

(2011) Daniel Castillo et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Does Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) Provide for Comparable Oncologic Outcomes to Open Techniques? A Systematic Review

(2011) Marc M. Dantoc et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Decreasing morbidity and mortality in 100 consecutive minimally invasive esophagectomies

(2011) Kfir Ben-David et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Characterization of squamous esophageal cells resistant to bile acids at acidic pH: implication for Barrett's esophagus pathogenesis

(2010) Aaron Goldman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

The Prevalence of Lymph Node Metastases in Patients With T1 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

(2010) Jessica M. Leers et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Molecular Pathways Linking Inflammation and Cancer

(2010) A. Mantovani   CURRENT MOLECULAR MEDICINE

BMP signaling in the development of the mouse esophagus and forestomach

(2010) P. Rodriguez et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Expression of Sonic hedgehog (SHH) and CDX2 in the columnar epithelium of the lower oesophagus

(2010) Yoshiyuki Yamanaka et al.   DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE

Conversion of metaplastic Barrett's epithelium into post-mitotic goblet cells by  -secretase inhibition

(2010) V. Menke et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

Aberrant Epithelial–Mesenchymal Hedgehog Signaling Characterizes Barrett's Metaplasia

(2010) David H. Wang et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Transformation of benign Barrett's epithelium by repeated acid and bile exposure over 65 weeks: A novel in vitro model

(2010) Kiron M. Das et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER

Are Endoscopic Therapies Appropriate for Superficial Submucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinoma? An Analysis of Esophagectomy Specimens

(2010) Boris Sepesi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysis

(2010) Kamal Nagpal et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Current Management of Cervical Esophageal Cancer

(2010) Daniel King Hung Tong et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Optimum Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Cancer

(2009) Nabil P. Rizk et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Establishment of Intestinal Identity and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Signaling by Cdx2

(2009) Nan Gao et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Impact of tumor length on long-term survival of pT1 esophageal adenocarcinoma

(2009) William D. Bolton et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Early Barrett's Carcinoma With “Low-Risk” Submucosal Invasion: Long-Term Results of Endoscopic Resection With a Curative Intent

(2008) Hendrik Manner et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy

(2008) Ninh T. Nguyen et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Lymph Node Analysis in Esophageal Resection: American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0060 Trial

(2008) Nirmal K. Veeramachaneni et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Ivor Lewis approach is superior to transhiatal approach in retrieval of lymph nodes at esophagectomy

(2008) C. S. Wolff et al.   DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS

Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration

(2008) T. W. Rice et al.   DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS

Long-term results and risk factor analysis for recurrence after curative endoscopic therapy in 349 patients with high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and mucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus

(2008) O Pech et al.   GUT

Repeated exposure to acid and bile selectively induces colonic phenotype expression in a heterogeneous Barrett's epithelial cell line

(2008) Manisha Bajpai et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION