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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2025

Applications of cryotherapy in premalignant and malignant esophageal disease: Preventing, treating, palliating disease and enhancing immunogenicity?

Laura Sophie Boer, Stefan Nierkens, Bas L A M Weusten

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Laura Sophie BoerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Stefan NierkensDepartment of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Bas L A M WeustenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CX, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryotherapy is a treatment modality that uses extreme cold to destroy unwanted tissue through both immediate and delayed cellular injury. This therapy is increasingly being adopted across various medical specialties due to its minimally invasive nature and technological advancements that have been made. In the esophagus, cryotherapy is particularly utilized for the management of Barrett esophagus. It has been demonstrated to be effective and safe with potential benefits, such as a reduction in pain, over radiofrequency ablation. Additionally, it might offer a valuable alternative for patients unresponsive to radiofrequency ablation. Cryotherapy is applied for other conditions as well, including esophageal squamous cell neoplasia and malignant dysphagia. More research is needed to gain understanding of the utility in these conditions. Interestingly, cryotherapy has shown the ability to enhance the host's immune response in reaction to antigens left

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AblationAntitumor responseCryoballoon ablationCryotherapyEsophagusImmunologyImmunotherapySpray cryotherapy

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PMID40487973
PMCPMC12142232

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