Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in an enhanced immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma tumors: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: For patients with locally advanced esophagogastric cancer, the standard of care in the UK is neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by surgery. Prehabilitation exercise training can improve physiological function and fitness. If such improvements translate to increased immune infiltration of tumors, exercise could be prescribed as an immune adjuvant during NAC and potentially improve clinical outcomes.

Is oncolytic adenoviral-mediated immunotherapy through p53-overexpression the solution to refractory pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma?

Araki H, Tazawa H, Kanaya N, et al. Oncolytic virus-mediated p53 overexpression promotes immunogenic cell death and efficacy of PD-1 blockade in pancreatic cancer. Mol Ther Oncolytics.

A Comprehensive Review of the Current and Future Role of the Microbiome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to become the second most common cause of cancer death in the USA by 2030, yet progress continues to lag behind that of other cancers, with only 9% of patients surviving beyond 5 years. Long-term survivorship of PDAC and improving survival has, until recently, escaped our understanding. One recent frontier in the cancer field is the microbiome.

Effect of antireflux surgery for Barrett's esophagus: long-term results.

Introduction: Barrett's esophagus is a metaplastic change in the lower esophagus that results from long-standing gastro-esophageal reflux disease, associated with a risk of development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. This review examines the role of antireflux surgery in the management of Barrett's esophagus.

Evidence Acquisition: A systematic review of the EMBASE and MEDLINE databases (1974-2016) was undertaken to identify studies with long-term follow-up examining the role of antireflux surgery in Barrett's esophagus.