Improvement over time in outcomes for patients undergoing endoscopic therapy for Barrett's oesophagus-related neoplasia: 6-year experience from the first 500 patients treated in the UK patient registry

Conclusions
Clinical outcomes for BE neoplasia have improved significantly over the past 6 years with improved lesion recognition and aggressive resection of visible lesions before RFA. Despite advances in technique, the rate of cancer progression remains 2–4% at 1 year in these high-risk patients.

Trial registration number
ISRCTN93069556.

Source: Gut - July 9, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Haidry, R. J., Butt, M. A., Dunn, J. M., Gupta, A., Lipman, G., Smart, H. L., Bhandari, P., Smith, L., Willert, R., Fullarton, G., Di Pietro, M., Gordon, C., Penman, I., Barr, H., Patel, P., Kapoor, N., Hoare, J., Narayanasamy, R., Ang, Y., Veitch, A., Ra Tags: Open access, Oesophageal cancer Oesophagus Source Type: research