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Kraemer, Max ORCID: 0009-0006-9275-6121, Wirsik, Naita M. ORCID: 0000-0003-1619-6354, Alakus, Hakan ORCID: 0000-0002-3889-3276, Schloesser, Hans A. ORCID: 0000-0002-1304-7719, Fuchs, Hans ORCID: 0000-0003-4764-8050, Schroeder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Baehr, Friederike, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818 and Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 (2025). Adjuvant FLOT provides survival benefit for oesophagogastric junction and gastric adenocarcinoma patients with low tumour regression after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. International Journal of Cancer, 157 (12). pp. 2558-2568. Wiley. ISSN 0020-7136

Pak, Svetlana, Simon, Adrian Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-863X, Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Tolkach, Yuri ORCID: 0000-0001-5239-2841, Alakus, Hakan ORCID: 0000-0002-3889-3276, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818, Buettner, Reinhard ORCID: 0000-0001-8806-4786, Bruns, Christiane Josephine ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schroeder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X and Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 (2025). The expression of the tight junction protein and therapeutical target Claudin 18.2 is heterogeneously distributed within esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma. Scientific Reports, 15 (1). pp. 1-11. Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322

Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Fretter, Caroline, Hillmer, Axel M. ORCID: 0000-0002-3381-7266, Grothey, Bastian ORCID: 0000-0002-0883-6481, Hoppe, Sascha ORCID: 0000-0001-9246-3747, Simon, Adrian Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-863X, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818, Knipper, Karl ORCID: 0009-0008-7133-3538, Schroeder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181 and Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 (2025). Basal-like subtype of esophageal adenocarcinoma and it’s morphological, molecular and clinical characteristics. Scientific Reports, 15 (1). pp. 1-12. Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322

Torabi, Saeed ORCID: 0000-0003-0646-0465, Omuro, Philipp ORCID: 0009-0000-4907-1852, Dusse, Fabian ORCID: 0000-0001-7762-6966, Wirsik, Naita M. ORCID: 0000-0003-1619-6354, Schmidt, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-7166-3675, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Kammerer, Tobias ORCID: 0000-0001-8920-7187, Steinbicker, Andrea U. ORCID: 0000-0002-5237-961X, Schlößer, Hans A. ORCID: 0000-0002-1304-7719, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Fuchs, Hans F. ORCID: 0000-0003-4764-8050 and Schiffmann, Lars M. ORCID: 0000-0002-2320-5004 (2025). The impact of postoperative atrial fibrillation on complications and mortality following Ivor Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Scientific Reports, 15 (1). pp. 1-9. Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322

Lemties, Julian, Scheidt, Carolin, Jung, Jin-On ORCID: 0000-0001-6121-0114, Wirsik, Naita M. ORCID: 0000-0003-1619-6354, Lukomski, Leandra ORCID: 0000-0002-6998-2255, Krauss, Dolores, Grabenkamp, Anders, Stier, Alexander R., Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Damanakis, Alexander I. ORCID: 0000-0002-1155-5541, Babic, Benjamin, Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011, Schmidt, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-7166-3675, Fuchs, Hans F. ORCID: 0000-0003-4764-8050, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X and Schiffmann, Lars M. ORCID: 0000-0002-2320-5004 (2025). Vascularity of the gastric conduit predicts complications after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. Surgical Endoscopy, 39 (6). pp. 3839-3847. Springer Nature. ISSN 0930-2794

Grothey, Bastian ORCID: 0000-0002-0883-6481, Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011, Simon, Adrian Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-863X, Jung, Jin-On ORCID: 0000-0001-6121-0114, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schiffmann, Lars M. ORCID: 0000-0002-2320-5004, Popp, Felix C. ORCID: 0000-0002-1690-6777, Schmidt, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-7166-3675 and Knipper, Karl ORCID: 0009-0008-7133-3538 (2025). Proteomic characterization of MET-amplified esophageal adenocarcinomas reveals enrichment of alternative splicing- and androgen signaling-related proteins. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 82 (1). pp. 1-13. Springer Nature. ISSN 1420-9071

Raters, Verena Maria, Gebauer, Florian ORCID: 0000-0001-5312-4814, Löser, Heike ORCID: 0000-0003-4555-1327, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Schlösser, Hans Anton ORCID: 0000-0002-1304-7719, Fuchs, Hans ORCID: 0000-0003-4764-8050, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 and Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818 (2023). Combined score of Y chromosome loss and T-cell infiltration improves UICC based stratification of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology, 13. pp. 1-9. Frontiers Research Foundation. ISSN 2234-943X

Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Popp, Felix C. ORCID: 0000-0002-1690-6777, Simon, Adrian Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-863X, Schultheis, Anne Maria ORCID: 0000-0002-9078-5432, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818, Fretter, Caroline, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schmidt, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-7166-3675, Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 and Knipper, Karl ORCID: 0009-0008-7133-3538 (2023). Copy-number-gain of telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) is associated with an unfavorable prognosis in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). p. 17699. Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322

Knipper, Karl ORCID: 0009-0008-7133-3538, Damanakis, Alexander I. ORCID: 0000-0002-1155-5541, Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Simon, Adrian Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-863X, Wahler, Isabell, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Schmidt, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-7166-3675 and Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 (2023). High NANOG expression correlates with worse patients’ survival in esophageal adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer, 23 (1). p. 669. Springer Nature. ISSN 1471-2407

Scheel, Andreas H., Lamberty, Hannah, Tolkach, Yuri ORCID: 0000-0001-5239-2841, Gebauer, Florian ORCID: 0000-0001-5312-4814, Schömig-Markiefka, Birgid ORCID: 0000-0003-1893-8796, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818, Büttner, Reinhard ORCID: 0000-0001-8806-4786, Rueschoff, Josef, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X and Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 (2023). Tumour area infiltration and cell count in endoscopic biopsies of therapy-naive upper GI tract carcinomas by QuPath analysis: implications for predictive biomarker testing. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). p. 17580. Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322

Simon, Adrian Georg ORCID: 0000-0002-2709-863X, Lyu, Su Ir ORCID: 0009-0002-4125-6048, Laible, Mark, Wöll, Stefan, Türeci, Özlem, Şahin, Uğur, Alakus, Hakan ORCID: 0000-0002-3889-3276, Fahrig, Luca, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818, Büttner, Reinhard ORCID: 0000-0001-8806-4786, Bruns, Christiane Josephine ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Gebauer, Florian ORCID: 0000-0001-5312-4814 and Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 (2023). The tight junction protein claudin 6 is a potential target for patient-individualized treatment in esophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma and is associated with poor prognosis. Journal of Translational Medicine, 21 (1). p. 552. Springer Nature. ISSN 1479-5876

Damanakis, Alexander I. ORCID: 0000-0002-1155-5541, Wahler, Isabell, Fuchs, Hans ORCID: 0000-0003-4764-8050, Löser, Heike ORCID: 0000-0003-4555-1327, Schröder, Wolfgang ORCID: 0000-0002-8700-069X, Zander, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0002-4266-6818, Chon, Seung-Hun ORCID: 0000-0002-8923-6428, Bruns, Christiane J. ORCID: 0000-0001-6590-8181, Quaas, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-3537-6011 and Gebauer, Florian ORCID: 0000-0001-5312-4814 (2022). Integrin beta1 (ITGB1) as a prognostic marker in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Scientific Reports, 12 (1). p. 20745. Springer Nature. ISSN 2045-2322