Session 9

 

Sunday, September 3
10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Room 18

 

 

Epidemiology

Molecular epidemiology

 

Chairs: You-Lin Qiao (China) – Vikash Sewram (South Africa)

Discussant: Wen-qiang Wei (China)

 

• Genetic and environmental interaction in pathogenesis of ESCC across the world. Implication in prevention and therapy. Reza Malekzadeh (Iran)
• Hypo-pharyngeal cancers and papilloma virus. You-Lin Qiao (China)
• Is the inverse association between HP infection and esophageal AC evidence of a biologically protective effect? Wen-Qiang Wei (China)

Molecular epidemiology

• Carcinogenesis in Barrett’s esophagus as a clonal evolution. Monique Marais (South Africa)
• What are the possible factors to be involved in the significantly lower risk of esophageal adeno Ca and adenoCa at the EGJ in patients with evidence of prior HP infection? Xiaoxin (Luke) Chen (USA)
• Biomarkers for prevention of esophageal cancer – Effects on screening. Fen Liu (China)