Patients with Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with Prior Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms Are Similar to Those Without Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Apoorva Krishna Chandar, Komal Keerthy, Rajesh Gupta, William M. Grady, Marcia Irene Canto, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Prashanthi N. Thota, Prasad G. Iyer, Jean S. Wang, Gary W. Falk, Julian A. Abrams, John Dumot, Ashley Faulx, Sanford D. Markowitz, Joseph Willis, Helen Moinova, Kishore Guda, Wendy Brock, Amitabh Chak

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION:A substantial proportion of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) do not report gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms. This study aimed to compare the risk factor profiles and cancer stage at presentation of patients with EAC with and without prior GERD.METHODS:In this retrospective cross-sectional study, patients with EAC were divided into 2 cohorts: (i) EAC with prior GERD: patients who reported typical GERD symptoms (heartburn or regurgitation) ≥1 year before cancer diagnosis and (ii) EAC without prior GERD: patients who did not report prior GERD symptoms or reported symptoms within 1 year of their cancer diagnosis. Baseline demographics, risk factors, and cancer stage at presentation were compared between the 2 cohorts. In addition, the distribution of patients based on numbers of BE/EAC-associated risk factors (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 or more) was examined in the symptomatic and asymptomatic cohorts.RESULTS:Over 13 years, 388 patients with EAC with prior GERD and 245 patients with EAC without prior GERD were recruited. Both groups had similar baseline demographics and risk factors, but patients with EAC with prior GERD were more likely to have a history of BE. Asymptomatic patients had more advanced disease. Patients with 3 or more BE/EAC-related risk factors formed the largest proportion of patients in both the symptomatic and asymptomatic cohorts.DISCUSSION:Patients with EAC with and without prior GERD symptoms are phenotypically similar, suggesting that BE screening efforts to prevent or detect early EAC should not be restricted to just those with GERD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)823-829
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume119
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2024

Keywords

  • Barrett's esophagus
  • esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease

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