2023
Impact of COVID-19 on the gastrointestinal surgical oncology patient population
Bakkila B, Marks V, Kerekes D, Kunstman J, Salem R, Billingsley K, Ahuja N, Laurans M, Olino K, Khan S. Impact of COVID-19 on the gastrointestinal surgical oncology patient population. Heliyon 2023, 9: e18459. PMID: 37534012, PMCID: PMC10391949, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGI cancer surgeryPreoperative chemotherapyCancer surgerySurgical careCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19Tertiary referral centerOncology patient populationFirst COVID-19 waveGI cancer casesCOVID-19 burdenHigh COVID-19 burdenEmergency surgeryReferral centerCOVID-19 waveOncology visitsGastrointestinal cancerGI cancersPatient populationStudy criteriaCancer careTreatment characteristicsCancer casesCase volumePatients
2019
Next-generation Sequencing in the Management of Gastric and Esophageal Cancers
Rubinstein JC, Nicolson NG, Ahuja N. Next-generation Sequencing in the Management of Gastric and Esophageal Cancers. Surgical Clinics Of North America 2019, 99: 511-527. PMID: 31047039, DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNext-generation sequencingHigh-throughput sequencing technologyAvailable genomic dataSingle-nucleotide resolutionGenome-wide molecular profilingSpecific oncogenic pathwaysSequencing technologiesGenomic dataOncogenic pathwaysGenomic profilesMolecular profilingSequencingPathwayDifficult disease processManagement of gastricIndividual tumorsOrgan-specific treatmentTumorigenesisAbundanceProfilingCancer careEsophageal malignancyEsophageal cancerImmense potentialDisease process