Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Gene study sheds light on response to panitumumab-FOLFOX4 therapy
Major finding: Among patients who didn’t have KRAS mutations in exon 2 but did have activating mutations in other RAS genes, progression-free...
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FDA expands Abraxane approval to include advanced pancreatic cancer
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Locally advanced pancreatic cancer in a socio-economically challenged population
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Building patient-centered care through values assessment integration with advance care planning
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Hybrid colorectal cancer screening model reduced cancer rate
Major finding: A hybrid screening strategy reduced colorectal cancer by 73%.Data source: A cost-effectiveness analysis using a simulation model in...
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Consensus statement: Data on cancer, pancreatitis do not warrant change in prescribing of antihyperglycemics
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Colorectal cancer risk increased with bariatric surgery
Major finding: The risk of colorectal cancer increased by 60% among obese patients, a mean of 7 years after bariatric surgery but was only...
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Esophageal cancer deaths down for blacks, up for whites
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Continuous imatinib therapy in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors
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Splenectomy mortality risk similar for malignant and benign disease
Major finding: Following elective splenectomy, the rate of overall complications was significantly higher for patients with malignant vs. benign...
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‘HCC-4 risk score’ IDs hepatitis C patients likely to develop HCC
Major finding: The annual incidence of HCC was 0.06% in the group designated as low risk, 0.5% in the group designated as medium risk, and 2.6% in...