Survival in esophageal high-grade dysplasia/adenocarcinoma post endoscopic resection

Abstract Background Endoscopic resection followed by ablative therapy is frequently used to treat esophageal high-grade dysplasia or early esophageal adenocarcinoma. Aims To study outcomes in patients with high-grade dysplasia compared to those with esophageal adenocarcinoma after endoscopic resection. Methods Retrospective, observational, descriptive, single-centre study from a prospective database. We extracted data from 116 endoscopic resections. Survival was plotted using Kaplan–Meier curves multivariable Cox-proportional hazard assess for possible predictors of survival post-endoscopic resection was performed. Results 116 patients (64 esophageal adenocarcinoma, 52 high-grade dysplasia) underwent endoscopic resection from May 2003 to June 2010. Mean age was 71 ± 11 years for high-grade dysplasia and 72 ± 10 years for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Median follow-up was 17 months. Eighty-five patients had negative margins on endoscopic resection. Five-year survivals for high-grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma were 86% (range 68–100%) and 78% (59–96%), respectively. Survival was not significantly different between groups (p = 0.20). Overall mortality rate was 10.6% (9/85). At multivariable Cox regression increased Barrett's oesophagus length was associated with worse survival (HR 1.18 [1.06–1.33], p  = 0.0039). Survival was not affected by the pathology before resection: HR 2.4 [95%CI, 0.70–8.4], p  = 0.16. Conclusions Survival in patients with high-grade dysplasia of the oesophagus is similar to those with esophageal adenocarcinoma. Longer Barrett's oesophagus segments are associated with decreased survival.