OCTOBER 25, 2023

Post-Endo Lesion Rates Could Improve Screening for EAC

CHICAGO—How can you improve esophageal cancer screening for patients with Barrett’s esophagus? A population-based study provides a new framework to determine when neoplasia and cancer in patients with BE represent a screening failure and how providers can conduct better cancer surveillance.

The study focused on the relatively new concepts of post-endoscopy esophageal neoplasia (PEEN) and post-endoscopy esophageal cancer (PEEC), explained lead investigator Sachin Wani, MD, a professor