Helmut Friess

Key role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase class IB in pancreatic cancer.

Interleukin-10 and -12 predict chemotherapy-associated toxicity in esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Reduced expression of the membrane skeleton protein beta1-spectrin (SPTBN1) is associated with worsened prognosis in pancreatic cancer.

Variable impact of CD39 in experimental murine colitis.

Comparison of different SUV-based methods for response prediction to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer by FDG-PET and MRI.

The severity of neural invasion is a crucial prognostic factor in rectal cancer independent of neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy.

B7-h3 and its role in antitumor immunity.

Genetic aberrations in primary esophageal melanomas: molecular analysis of c-KIT, PDGFR, KRAS, NRAS and BRAF in a series of 10 cases.

Pain mechanisms in chronic pancreatitis: of a master and his fire.

Autoimmune pancreatitis complicated by carcinoma of the pancreatobiliary system: a case report and review of the literature.

Early response evaluation and prediction in neoadjuvant-treated patients with esophageal cancer.

Is laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery equal to open surgery? An evidence based perspective.

Healing occurs in most patients that receive endoscopic stents for anastomotic leakage; dislocation remains a problem.

Glutamate increases pancreatic cancer cell invasion and migration via AMPA receptor activation and Kras-MAPK signaling.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor associates with neuropathy and fibrosis in pancreatic cancer.

Massive intra-abdominal bleeding caused by nontraumatic rupture of a vein in the colorenal ligament: report of a case.

Transgastric or trans-sigmoidal? The impact of the choice of access on task performance in target natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery procedures.

Clinical significance of the costimulatory molecule B7-H1 in Barrett carcinoma.

Impact of CD39 and purinergic signalling on the growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer.

Significance of histopathological tumor regression after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in gastric adenocarcinomas: a summary of 480 cases.

Insulin-like growth factor signaling as a therapeutic target in pancreatic cancer.

Assessment of ErbB2 (Her2) in oesophageal adenocarcinomas: summary of a revised immunohistochemical evaluation system, bright field double in situ hybridisation and fluorescence in situ hybridisation.

Telomerase gene mutations are associated with cirrhosis formation.

Real-time monitoring for detection of retained surgical sponges and team motion in the surgical operation room using radio-frequency-identification (RFID) technology: a preclinical evaluation.

Intestinal obstruction from end-to-side or side-to-side anastomosis made by a circular stapling device.

From tissue turnover to the cell of origin for pancreatic cancer.

(18)F-FDG PET-guided salvage neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: the MUNICON II trial.

Tumor-specific targeting of pancreatic cancer with Shiga toxin B-subunit.

Prolyl hydroxylase-2 (PHD2) exerts tumor-suppressive activity in pancreatic cancer.

The amount of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for Barrett's carcinoma does not correlate with long-term survival.

Patients with non-[18 F]fludeoxyglucose-avid advanced hepatocellular carcinoma on clinical staging may achieve long-term recurrence-free survival after liver transplantation.

Palliative resections versus palliative bypass procedures in pancreatic cancer--a systematic review.

How to classify adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction: as esophageal or gastric cancer?

Prediction of prognosis is not improved by the seventh and latest edition of the TNM classification for colorectal cancer in a single-center collective.

Littoral cell angioma and angiosarcoma of the spleen: report of two cases in siblings and review of the literature.

Enhanced activity of meprin-α, a pro-migratory and pro-angiogenic protease, in colorectal cancer.

StellaTUM: current consensus and discussion on pancreatic stellate cell research.

Adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction are more likely to respond to preoperative chemotherapy than distal gastric cancer.

Recruitment of histone deacetylases HDAC1 and HDAC2 by the transcriptional repressor ZEB1 downregulates E-cadherin expression in pancreatic cancer.

Mixed antagonist response and sepsis severity-dependent dysbalance of pro- and anti-inflammatory responses at the onset of postoperative sepsis.

Tumor classification of six common cancer types based on proteomic profiling by MALDI imaging.

The impact of the activated stroma on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma biology and therapy resistance.

Educational and training aspects of new surgical techniques: experience with the endoscopic–laparoscopic interdisciplinary training entity (ELITE) model in training for a natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) approach to appendectomy.

Total gastric necrosis subsequent to acute pancreatitis.

Tissue-based proteomics reveals FXYD3, S100A11 and GSTM3 as novel markers for regional lymph node metastasis in colon cancer.

Syndecan-2 promotes perineural invasion and cooperates with K-ras to induce an invasive pancreatic cancer cell phenotype.

Multimodal treatment strategies for locally advanced rectal cancer.

Clinical trials in gastric cancer and the future.

Nerve-cancer interactions in the stromal biology of pancreatic cancer.

Therapeutic potential of the chemokine-receptor duo fractalkine/CX3CR1: an update.

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT II) in liver transplant recipients: a retrospective multivariate analysis of prognostic factors.

Standard abdominal wound edge protection with surgical dressings vs coverage with a sterile circular polyethylene drape for prevention of surgical site infections (BaFO): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Google goes cancer: improving outcome prediction for cancer patients by network-based ranking of marker genes.

Design and current status of CONTINT: continuous versus interrupted abdominal wall closure after emergency midline laparotomy - a randomized controlled multicenter trial [NCT00544583].

Beyond lactate: is there a role for serum lactate measurement in diagnosing acute mesenteric ischemia?.

The role of stroma in pancreatic cancer: diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

Sexual and relationship functioning before and after renal transplantation: a descriptive study with patients and partners.

Transarterial chemoembolization of liver metastases as symptomatic therapy of lipase hypersecretion syndrome.

The actin binding protein destrin is associated with growth and perineural invasion of pancreatic cancer.

Is there new hope for patients with marginally resectable liver malignancies.

Neuronal plasticity in chronic pancreatitis is mediated via the neurturin/GFRα2 axis.

Proposal for a multifactorial prognostic score that accurately classifies 3 groups of gastric carcinoma patients with different outcomes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery.

Heme oxygenase 1-generated carbon monoxide and biliverdin attenuate the course of experimental necrotizing pancreatitis.

How fibrosis influences imaging and surgical decisions in pancreatic cancer.

Integrative marker analysis allows risk assessment for metastasis in stage II colon cancer.

The severity of neural invasion is associated with shortened survival in colon cancer.

Carcinogenesis, prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer--State of the Art 2012. Introduction.

Prognostic implications of the seventh edition of the international union against cancer classification for patients with gastric cancer: the Western experience of patients treated in a single-center European institution.

Toward increased autonomy in the surgical OR: needs, requests, and expectations.

Effect of preoperative radio(chemo)therapy on long-term functional outcome in rectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Independent validation of a prognostic genomic signature (ColoPrint) for patients with stage II colon cancer.

The impact of MFG-E8 in chronic pancreatitis: potential for future immunotherapy?

A review of computer-based simulators for ultrasound training.

Extended postinterventional tumor necrosis-implication for outcome in liver transplant patients with advanced HCC.

European experts consensus statement on cystic tumours of the pancreas.

Neural plasticity in the gastrointestinal tract: chronic inflammation, neurotrophic signals, and hypersensitivity.

Sorafenib perpetuates cellular anticancer effector functions by modulating the crosstalk between macrophages and natural killer cells.

Reperfusion of liver graft during transplantation: techniques used in transplant centres within Eurotransplant and meta-analysis of the literature.

Perineural mast cells are specifically enriched in pancreatic neuritis and neuropathic pain in pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.

Chylothorax after esophagectomy for cancer: impact of the surgical approach and neoadjuvant treatment: systematic review and institutional analysis.

Comparative analysis of the revenues of pylorus-preserving pancreatic head resections and laparoscopic cholecystectomies as prototypic surgical procedures in the German health-care system.

Procalcitonin ratio as a predictor of successful surgical treatment of severe necrotizing soft tissue infections.

Cachexia in patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer: impact on survival and outcome.

Variants in CPA1 are strongly associated with early onset chronic pancreatitis.

Mucinous and signet-ring cell colorectal cancers differ from classical adenocarcinomas in tumor biology and prognosis.

Comparative analysis of different transection techniques in minor and major hepatic resections: a prospective cohort study.

Treatment options in painful chronic pancreatitis: a systematic review.

The neurotrophic factor neurturin contributes toward an aggressive cancer cell phenotype, neuropathic pain and neuronal plasticity in pancreatic cancer.

Impact of preoperative local water-filtered infrared A irradiation on postoperative wound healing: a randomized patient- and observer-blinded controlled clinical trial.

Palliative interventional and surgical therapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Evidence of pancreatic neuropathy and neuropathic pain in hereditary chronic pancreatitis.

Chronic CCl4 intoxication causes liver and bone damage similar to the human pathology of hepatic osteodystrophy: a mouse model to analyse the liver-bone axis.

Native ureteropyelostomy: an effective therapy for urinary tract complications following kidney transplantation.

Anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies in patients with impaired graft function after liver transplantation.

When to perform a pancreatoduodenectomy in the absence of positive histology? A consensus statement by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery.

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Patients With Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Due to Chronic Pancreatitis: A 1-Year Disease Management Study on Symptom Control and Quality of Life.