Publications by authors named "Rene Scheer"
Objective: This study investigated the patterns, predictors, and survival of recurrent disease following esophageal cancer surgery.
Background: Survival of recurrent esophageal cancer is usually poor, with limited prospects of remission.
Methods: This nationwide cohort study included patients with distal esophageal and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma after curatively intended esophagectomy in 2007 to 2016 (follow-up until January 2020).
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed trends in the treatment and outcomes for patients with distal esophageal and gastro-esophageal junction cancers in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2016.
- It found that the use of transthoracic esophagectomy, neo-adjuvant treatments, and minimally invasive surgery significantly increased during this period.
- Postoperative results improved, with lower complication rates, higher success in tumor removal, better lymph node retrieval, and longer survival times for patients.
Healing rates may not give a complete indication of the effectiveness and management of diabetic foot ulcers because of high recurrence rates. The most important outcome for patients is remaining ulcer-free; however, this has hardly been investigated. The aim of our study was to prospectively investigate ulcer-free survival days and ulcer healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate the prognostic value of the tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) in rectal cancer.
Methods: TSR was determined on hematoxylin and eosin stained histological sections of 154 patients treated for rectal adenocarcinoma without prior neoadjuvant treatment in the period 1996-2006 by two observers to assess reproducibility. Patients were categorized into three categories: TSR-high [carcinoma percentage (CP) ≥ 70%], TSR-intermediate (CP 40%, 50% and 60%) and TSR-low (CP ≤ 30%).