Publications

2021:

Article: Long-term survival in esophageal cancer after minimally invasive esophagectomy compared to open esophagectomy

Gottlieb-Vedi E, Kauppila JH, Mattsson F, Lindblad M, Nilsson M,  Lagergren P, Rouvelas I, Lagergren, J, FINEGO Group*.

*FINEGO Group co-authors: Helminen O, Helmiö M, Huhta H, Kallio R, Koivukangas V, Kokkola A, Laine S, Lietzen E, Meriläinen S, Ohtonen P, Pohjanen VM, Rantanen T, Ristimäki A, Räsänen JV, Saarnio J, Sihvo E, Toikkanen V, Tyrväinen T, Uimonen M, Valtola A.

Annals of Surgery, In Press. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004645

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Description: MIE was associated with an 18% decreased risk of all-cause 5-year mortality, compared to OE in a bi-national population-based cohort study.

2020:

Article: Cohort profile: gastric cancer in the population-based, Finnish National Esophago-Gastric Cancer Cohort (FINEGO) Study

Kauppila JH, Ohtonen P, Rantanen T, Tyrväinen T, Toikkanen V, Pääaho M, Valtola A, Räsänen J, Kallio R, Sihvo E, Saarnio J, Karttunen TJ, Pohjanen VM, Ristimäki A, Laine S, Kokkola A.

BMJ Open, 2020, 10: e039574. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039574

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Description: This publication describes the registry data for the 10,457 gastric cancer patients in the FINEGO cohort.

 

Article: Cohort profile: a nationwide population-based retrospective assessment of oesophageal cancer in the Finnish National Esophago-Gastric Cancer Cohort (FINEGO)

Söderström HK, Räsänen J, Saarnio J, Toikkanen V, Tyrväinen T, Rantanen T, Valtola A, Ohtonen P, Pääaho M, Kokkola A, Kallio R, Karttunen TJ, Pohjanen VM, Ristimäki A, Laine S, Sihvo E, Kauppila JH.

BMJ Open, 2020, 10: e039575. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039575

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Description: This publication describes the registry data for the 2,045 esophageal cancer patients in the FINEGO cohort.

 

2019:

Article: Finnish National Esophago-Gastric Cancer Cohort (FINEGO) for studying outcomes after oesophageal and gastric cancer surgery: a protocol for a retrospective, population-based, nationwide cohort study in Finland.

Kauppila JH, Ohtonen P, Karttunen TJ, Kokkola A, Laine S, Rantanen T, Ristimäki A, Räsänen JV, Saarnio J, Sihvo E, Toikkanen V, Tyrväinen T.

BMJ Open, 2019, 9: e024094. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024094

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Description: This publication describes the design and data collection procedures for the FINEGO cohort.