Detection of pathologic complete response using deep neural network-based endoscopic evaluation in patients with esophageal cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a nationwide multicenter retrospective study from 46 Japanese esophageal centers.

Journal: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Detecting pathological complete response (pCR) preoperatively facilitated a non-surgical approach after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). We previously developed a deep neural network-based endoscopic evaluation to determine pCR preoperatively. Its quality warrants improvement with a larger data series for clinical application.

Authors

  • Satoru Matsuda
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Tomoyuki Irino
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yuko Kitagawa
    Department of Surgery Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
  • Akihiko Okamura
    Department of Esophageal Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan.
  • Shuhei Mayanagi
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Eisuke Booka
    Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
  • Masashi Takeuchi
    Department of Surgery Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
  • Junya Kitadani
    Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera, Japan.
  • Mitsuro Kanda
    Department of Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
  • Tetsuya Abe
    a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Takeo Bamba
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
  • Masaaki Iwatsuki
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
  • Takehiro Kagaya
    Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, General and Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
  • Takanori Kurogochi
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yasuhiro Tsubosa
    Department of Esophageal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Nagaizumi, Japan.
  • Hirofumi Kawakubo
    Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
  • Yoshihiro Kakeji
    Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan. kakeji@med.kobe-u.ac.jp.
  • Koji Kono
  • Masayuki Watanabe
  • Hiroya Takeuchi
    Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan. kikuchih@hama-med.ac.jp.