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Timeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett’s oesophagus: an international multicentre study

Sami, Sarmed S.; Ravindran, Adharsh; Kahn, Allon; Snyder, Diana; Santiago, Jose; Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo, Jacobo; Tan, Wei Keith; Heckman, Michael; Dierkhising, Ross; Johnson, Michele; Lansing, Ramona; Wang, Kenneth; Ragunath, Krish; di Pietro, Massimiliano; Wolfsen, Herbert; Ramirez, Francisco; Fleischer, David; Leggett, Cadman L.; Katzka, David; Iyer, Prasad G.

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Authors

Sarmed S. Sami

Adharsh Ravindran

Allon Kahn

Diana Snyder

Jose Santiago

Jacobo Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo

Wei Keith Tan

Michael Heckman

Ross Dierkhising

Michele Johnson

Ramona Lansing

Kenneth Wang

Krish Ragunath

Massimiliano di Pietro

Herbert Wolfsen

Francisco Ramirez

David Fleischer

Cadman L. Leggett

David Katzka

Prasad G. Iyer



Abstract

Objectives: Surveillance intervals protocols after complete remission of intestinal metaplasia (CRIM) post radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in Barrett’s esophagus (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 United States and 2 United Kingdom) tertiary referral centers. RFA was performed till CRIM was confirmed on two consecutive endoscopies.

Results: 594 patients achieved CRIM as of May 1st 2017. 151 subjects developed recurrent BE over a median (IQR) follow up of 2.8 (1.4-4.4) years. There was 19% recurrence risk of any BE within 2 years and an additional 49% risk over the next 8.6 years. The recurrence hazard rate of any BE, dysplastic BE, and high grade dysplasia/cancer remained constant over the duration of follow-up (p=0.74, p=0.94, and p=0.88; respectively). 74% of BE recurrences developed at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (24.1% were dysplastic) and 26% in the tubular esophagus. The yield of esophageal random biopsies from the tubular esophagus, in the absence of visible lesions, was 1% (BE) and 0.2% (any dysplasia recurrence).

Conclusions: BE recurrence risk following CRIM remained constant over time, suggesting that lengthening of follow up intervals, at least in the first five years after CRIM, may not be advisable. Sampling the GEJ is critical to detecting recurrence. The requirement for random biopsies of the neo-squamous epithelium in the absence of visible lesions may need to be re-evaluated.

Citation

Sami, S. S., Ravindran, A., Kahn, A., Snyder, D., Santiago, J., Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo, J., …Iyer, P. G. (2019). Timeline and location of recurrence following successful ablation in Barrett’s oesophagus: an international multicentre study. Gut, 68(8), 1379-1385. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317513

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 17, 2018
Online Publication Date Jan 11, 2019
Publication Date Jan 11, 2019
Deposit Date Jan 17, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Gut
Print ISSN 0017-5749
Electronic ISSN 1468-3288
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 68
Issue 8
Pages 1379-1385
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317513
Keywords Barrett’s esophagus, Ablation, Esophageal adenocarcinoma, Recurrence, Timeline, Predictors
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1463825
Publisher URL https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2019/01/11/gutjnl-2018-317513

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