GI Oncology
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Mechanical colonoscope enhancements improve adenoma detection
ORLANDO - Integrated balloons and single-use caps more effective than optical enhancements in meta-analysis of 240 studies.
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Patient and physician outreach boost CRC screening rates
Can outreach improve the globally low rates of adherence to colorectal cancer screening? Yes, according to two recent...
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Branch duct intraductal papillar mucinous neoplasms confer increased malignancy risk
Researchers recommend surveillance past 5 years from the initial diagnosis.
News
FDA approves pembrolizumab for gastric and GEJ adenocarcinoma
The checkpoint inhibitor is approved for patients with advanced tumors containing PD-L1 and where the disease is progressing on or after two or...
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Study shows childhood IBD increased cancer risk in adulthood
Childhood inflammatory bowel disease was associated with significant increases in the risk of cancer in later life.
Conference Coverage
Bringing up the rear: Disorders of the rectum and colon
Topics included colon cancer screening and surveillance, Rome IV criteria, IBD, and pelvic floor dysfunction and constipation
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Consider adding chemotherapy after GI surgery
Average survival rates at 3 years after surgery were 40 months for those who received adjuvant chemotherapy vs. 34 months for those who did not....
News
FDA approves nivolumab for HCC patients
Approval of nivolumab for HCC was based on tumor response rate and durability of response from the phase 1/2 Checkmate 040 trial.
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ADRs highest among gastroenterologists, women, early-career physicians
Is it knowledge, interest, paying attention, or color vision that boost ADRs?
News
FDA approves biosimilar to bevacizumab
Bevacizumab-awwb is approved for the treatment of adults with certain colorectal, lung, brain, kidney, and cervical cancers.