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Journal Best Paper Awardee 2025: Malte Buchholz
Malte Buchholz, the first author of the winning article Combined analysis of a serum mRNA/miRNA marker signature and CA 19-9 for timely and accurate diagnosis of recurrence after resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A prospective multicenter cohort study is a Group Leader and Head of Basic Research at the Clinic of Gastroenterology, University Hospital and Philipps-University Marburg, Germany.
The study shows that blood test combining mRNA/miRNA biomarkers with CA19-9 detects pancreatic cancer recurrence after surgery with 90% accuracy, 98% sensitivity, and 84% specificity in 146 patients, outperforming CA19-9 alone. The test analyses a 7-gene signature from blood samples and may detect recurrence earlier than current methods, enabling prompt therapeutic intervention. This addresses urgent needs for improved postoperative monitoring of pancreatic cancer patients through simple, accurate blood testing.
Relive the award ceremony, where we celebrated this year's awardee during UEG Week Berlin.
This prize awards the best UEG Journal article
With this award we recognise the first named author of the best original scientific research, published in UEG Journal in the past year.
Target group
First named authors of submitted articles to UEG Journal.
How it works
Best papers of previous years
Åsa Frändemark (2024)
Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
First author of the winning article: Work productivity and activity impairment in disorders of gut-brain interaction: Data from the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study
Watch the recording with Åsa Frändemark who received her award during UEG Week 2024.
Robert Hüneburg (2023)
Department of Internal Medicine I, National Center for Hereditary Tumor Syndromes, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
First author of the winning article: Real-time use of artificial intelligence (CADEYE) in colorectal cancer surveillance of patients with Lynch syndrome-A randomized controlled pilot trial (CADLY)
Watch the recording of the UEG Week session Best of hepatology in UEG Journal & the UEG Week+ discussion.
Laurent Goessens (2022)
Centre hospitalier de Mouscron, Belgium and the Centre hospitalier de Tourcoing, France.
First author of the winning article: Safety and efficacy of combining biologics or small molecules for inflammatory bowel disease or immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A European retrospective observational study
Nicolas Richard (2021)
Gastroenterology- Rouen University Hospital, France.
First author of the winning article: The effectiveness of rotating versus single course antibiotics for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Andrew Wisniewski (2020)
Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne of the University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
First author of the winning article: Increased incidence of systemic serious viral infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease associates with active disease and use of thiopurines
Liat Gutin (2019)
University of California, USA.
First author of the winning article: Fecal microbiota transplant for Crohn disease: A study evaluating safety, efficacy, and microbiome profile
Joaquín Cubiella (2018)
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Spain.
First author of the winning article: Correlation between adenoma detection rate in colonoscopy- and fecal immunochemical testing-based colorectal cancer screening programs
Clive H. Wilder-Smith (2017)
Department of Preventive, Restorative and Paediatric Dentistry Bern University, Switzerland.
First author of the winning article: Gastro-oesophageal reflux is common in oligosymptomatic patients with dental erosion: A pH-impedance and endoscopic study
Watch the interview with Clive H. Wilder-Smith
Tara Raftery (2016)
National Children's Research Centre, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
First author of the winning article: Effects of vitamin D supplementation on intestinal permeability, cathelicidin and disease markers in Crohn’s disease: Results from a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study
Asbjørn Christophersen (2015)
Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Oslo, Norway.
First author of the the winning article: Tetramer-visualized gluten-specific CD4+ T cells in blood as a potential diagnostic marker for coeliac disease without oral gluten challenge
