Cases with Charles Loewe, MD

Helping anxious patients with Barrett's esophagus

Dr. Charles Loewe is a founding member of Florida Digestive Health Specialists, which focuses on prevention and diagnosis of precancerous and cancerous conditions of the gastrointestinal tract.
“Having the TissueCypher score has greatly improved our sense of well-being,” says Dr. Loewe, who often counsels patients that are anxious about Barrett’s esophagus.
In the case examples below, Dr. Loewe explains how TissueCypher helped guide his treatment recommendations and aided in reassuring patients about their personal risk of progression.

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High anxiety and difficulty swallowing

Listen to how Dr. Loewe leveraged TissueCypher to upstage treatment for a highly anxious patient with a long history of GERD and recent trouble swallowing.

“[The patient] said to me: ‘Are you going to do anything with my Barrett’s at this time’…I said, ‘TissueCypher will give us that answer to lower your anxiety.’ ”

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Anxiety from a family history of esophageal adenocarcinoma

This case involves a 68-year-old male patient with long-segment non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus and high anxiety stemming from the loss of his brother to esophageal adenocarcinoma.

“TissueCypher helped us to reassure [the patient] that he was making the right decision, lowered his anxiety, and gave him a high confidence level”

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Downstaging a female patient with elevated clinical risk

This is the case of a 60-year-old female patient with long-segment non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus and a complicated medical history including a tumor of the rectum. Dr. Loewe utilized a low-risk TissueCypher score to downstaging care.

“Now we have the ability with TissueCypher to allay the patient’s anxiety and reassure the physician that he is doing the right thing for the right patient.”

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When I gave him the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus, he was sitting there sweating... I said to him 'But your TissueCypher score came in low.' And all of a sudden everything dried up, a smile came to his face, and he said 'I knew I could rely on you.' "

Charles Loewe, MD