1. Timeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett's oesophagus: an international multicentre study.
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Sami SS, Ravindran A, Kahn A, Snyder D, Santiago J, Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo J, Tan WK, Dierkhising RA, Crook JE, Heckman MG, Johnson ML, Lansing R, Ragunath K, di Pietro M, Wolfsen H, Ramirez F, Fleischer D, Wang KK, Leggett CL, Katzka DA, and Iyer PG
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- Aged, Biopsy methods, Biopsy statistics & numerical data, Cohort Studies, Disease Progression, Esophagogastric Junction pathology, Esophagus pathology, Female, Humans, Male, Metaplasia pathology, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology, Precancerous Conditions pathology, United Kingdom epidemiology, United States epidemiology, Adenocarcinoma pathology, Adenocarcinoma prevention & control, Barrett Esophagus epidemiology, Barrett Esophagus pathology, Barrett Esophagus surgery, Catheter Ablation adverse effects, Catheter Ablation methods, Catheter Ablation statistics & numerical data, Esophageal Neoplasms pathology, Esophageal Neoplasms prevention & control, Esophagoscopy methods, Esophagoscopy statistics & numerical data, Risk Assessment methods, Risk Assessment standards
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Objective: Surveillance interval protocols after complete remission of intestinal metaplasia (CRIM) post radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in Barrett's oesophagus (BE) are currently empiric and not based on substantial evidence. We aimed to assess the timeline, location and patterns of recurrence following CRIM to inform these guidelines., Design: Data on patients undergoing RFA for BE were obtained from prospectively maintained databases of five (three USA and two UK) tertiary referral centres. RFA was performed until CRIM was confirmed on two consecutive endoscopies., Results: 594 patients achieved CRIM as of 1 May 2017. 151 subjects developed recurrent BE over a median (IQR) follow-up of 2.8 (1.4-4.4) years. There was 19% cumulative recurrence risk of any BE within 2 years and an additional 49% risk over the next 8.6 years. There was no evidence of a clinically meaningful change in the recurrence hazard rate of any BE, dysplastic BE or high-grade dysplasia/cancer over the duration of follow-up, with an estimated 2% (95% CI -7% to 12%) change in recurrence rate of any BE in a doubling of follow-up time. 74% of BE recurrences developed at the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) (24.1% were dysplastic) and 26% in the tubular oesophagus. The yield of random biopsies from the tubular oesophagus, in the absence of visible lesions, was 1% (BE) and 0.2% (dysplasia)., Conclusions: BE recurrence risk following CRIM remained constant over time, suggesting that lengthening of follow-up intervals, at least in the first 5 years after CRIM, may not be advisable. Sampling the GOJ is critical to detecting recurrence. The requirement for random biopsies of the neosquamous epithelium in the absence of visible lesions may need to be re-evaluated., Competing Interests: Competing interests: PGI: research funding from Exact Sciences, C2 Therapeutics and Medtronic; consulting: C2 Therapeutics, CSA Medical and Symple Surgical., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2019
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