2023
Association Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform
Zhan P, Canavan M, Ermer T, Pichert M, Li A, Maduka R, Udelsman B, Nemeth A, Boffa D. Association Between Metastatic Pattern and Prognosis in Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Potential for Stage Classification Reform. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 4180-4191. PMID: 36869917, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13287-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsConceptsStage IV gastric cancerNonregional lymph nodesMultivariable Cox modelLymph nodesGastric cancerMetastatic patternCox modelStage IV gastric cancer patientsBetter median survivalNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyStage IV patientsKaplan-Meier curvesGastric cancer patientsPropensity score-matched sampleSingle organYears of ageDistant diseaseCohort studyIV patientsMedian survivalMetastatic diseaseMost patientsBetter prognosisSystemic organs
2020
Intestinal metaplasia around the gastroesophageal junction is frequently associated with antral reactive gastropathy: implications for carcinoma at the gastroesophageal junction
Vyas M, Celli R, Singh M, Patel N, Aslanian HR, Boffa D, Deng Y, Ciarleglio MM, Laine L, Jain D. Intestinal metaplasia around the gastroesophageal junction is frequently associated with antral reactive gastropathy: implications for carcinoma at the gastroesophageal junction. Human Pathology 2020, 105: 67-73. PMID: 32941964, PMCID: PMC11152084, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsBile refluxIntestinal metaplasiaReactive gastropathyGEJ regionMucosal injuryMucosal changesGastroesophageal junctionAntral intestinal metaplasiaDistal esophageal adenocarcinomaDetailed clinical historySex-matched patientsGastric antral biopsiesAnti-inflammatory drugsGastric bile refluxMucosal inflammationProximal stomachDistal esophagusMedication usePancreatic metaplasiaPathology databaseProximal gastricAntral biopsiesClinical historyGastric biopsies