Annual Scientific Meeting

Paper/Abstract Presentations

Plenary Session 2B: Pancreatic Cancer / Esophagus

Presenting Author(s)

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  Omar Alaber, MD

  Cleveland, OH
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  Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, FACG

  Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  Chapel Hill, NC, US
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  Steven DeMeester, MD, FACG

  Professor of Surgery
  The Oregon Clinic
  Portland, OR
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  Amaninder Dhaliwal, MBBS, MD

  Transplant Hepatology Fellow
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Omaha, NE
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  George Khoudari, MD

  Clinical Assistant-Hospitalist
  Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  Cleveland, Ohio
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  Cadman Leggett, MD

  Rochester, MN
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  Simon Lo, MD, FACG

  Director, GI Endoscopy
  Cedars Sinai Medical Center
  Los Angeles, CA
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  Lady Katherine Mejia Perez, MD

  Cleveland, OH
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  Quan Nhu, MD, PhD

  Physician
  Scripps Clinic - Scripps Green Hospital; Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI)
  La Jolla, CA

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

  The Prevalence and Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer in the USA: A Population-Based Study
  George Khoudari, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• 8:40 AM - 8:50 AM

  A Novel EUS-Guided Intratumoral Delivery of Submicron Particle Paclitaxel (SPP) for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (LA-PAC): A Prospective Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficiency Study
  Simon K. Lo, MD, FACG – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
• 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM

  Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Pancreatic Tumors: Is It Ready for Prime Time? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Amaninder Dhaliwal, MBBS, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
• 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM

  Intrinsic Sex-Specific Differences in Inflammatory and Fibrotic Gene Expression and Remodeling Contribute to Male Disease Predisposition in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  Quan M. Nhu, MD, PhD – Scripps Clinic - Scripps Green Hospital; Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI)
• 9:10 AM - 9:20 AM

  Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy Feature Discovery and Diagnostic Performance Optimization for Barrett’s Esophagus Dysplasia Using Laser-Targeted Biopsies With Histopathologic Correlation
  Cadman Leggett, MD
• 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM

  Multi-Center Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Forceps Biopsies to Wide-Area Transepithelial Sampling Brush for Finding Intestinal Metaplasia and Dysplasia in the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction
  Steven R. DeMeester, MD, FACG – The Oregon Clinic
• 9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

  Cumulative Increase in the Prevalence of Esophageal Cancer in Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Multiple Risk Factors
  Omar A. Alaber, MD
• 9:40 AM - 9:50 AM

  Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection vs. Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Treatment of Barrett’s Related Superficial Esophageal Neoplasia
  Lady Katherine Mejia Perez, MD
• 9:50 AM - 10:00 AM

  Efficacy and Safety of AK002 in Adult Patients With Active Eosinophilic Gastritis and/or Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Primary Results From a Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Trial (ENIGMA Study) (late-breaking abstract)
  Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, FACG – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine