Andrew Blum

BACKGROUND: Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) develops after reflux-mediated injury to distal esophagus and is only known precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a highly deadly and increasingly prevalent cancer…

BACKGROUND: Using EsoCheck (EC), a non-endoscopic balloon device for sampling the distal esophagus, coupled with EsoGuard (EG), a DNA based testing screening for Barrett’s esophagus (BE), we have previously reported high sensitivity and specificity for detection of BE among patients with known BE c…