The tumor microenvironment in esophageal cancer

EW Lin, TA Karakasheva, PD Hicks, AJ Bass… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Esophageal cancer is a deadly disease, ranking sixth among all cancers in mortality.
Despite incremental advances in diagnostics and therapeutics, esophageal cancer still …

Inflammation and cancer: how hot is the link?

BB Aggarwal, S Shishodia, SK Sandur… - Biochemical …, 2006 - Elsevier
Although inflammation has long been known as a localized protective reaction of tissue to
irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, swelling, and sometimes loss of …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as anticancer agents: mechanistic, pharmacologic, and clinical issues

MJ Thun, SJ Henley, C Patrono - Journal of the National Cancer …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Numerous experimental, epidemiologic, and clinical studies suggest that nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly the highly selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 …

American Gastroenterological Association technical review on the management of Barrett's esophagus

SJ Spechler, P Sharma, RF Souza, JM Inadomi… - …, 2011 - gastrojournal.org
The aim of evidence-based medicine is to improve the quality of health care by integrating
the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. Evidence-based …

Barrett esophagus and risk of esophageal cancer: a clinical review

SJ Spechler - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Barrett esophagus, a complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
predisposes patients to esophageal adenocarcinoma, a tumor that has increased in …

Multifaceted link between cancer and inflammation

G Sethi, MK Shanmugam, L Ramachandran… - Bioscience …, 2012 - portlandpress.com
Increasing evidence from epidemiological, preclinical and clinical studies suggests that
dysregulated inflammatory response plays a pivotal role in a multitude of chronic ailments …

Aspirin, ibuprofen, and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in cancer prevention: a critical review of non-selective COX-2 blockade

RE Harris, J Beebe-Donk, H Doss… - Oncology …, 2005 - spandidos-publications.com
We comprehensively reviewed the published scientific literature on non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cancer and evaluated results based upon epidemiologic …

A critical review of the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus: the AGA Chicago Workshop

P Sharma, K McQuaid, J Dent, MB Fennerty… - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: The diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus (BE) are
controversial. We conducted a critical review of the literature in BE to provide guidance on …

Many actions of cyclooxygenase‐2 in cellular dynamics and in cancer

Y Cao, SM Prescott - Journal of cellular physiology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) is the inducible isoform of cyclooxygenase, the
enzyme that catalyzes the rate‐limiting step in prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic …

Cross-talk between the microbiome and chronic inflammation in esophageal cancer: potential driver of oncogenesis

T Sharma, A Gupta, R Chauhan, AA Bhat… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Esophageal cancer (EC) is frequently considered a lethal malignancy and is often identified
at a later stage. It is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths globally. The …