Gastrointestinal Cancer
From the Journals
Staying up to date on screening may cut risk of death from CRC
Staying up to date on screening was associated with a 62% decrease in the odds of dying from colorectal cancer.
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Probiotics and pediatric gastroenteritis
There’s new data that support a treat-to-target approach for patients with gout.
New Therapies
Immunotherapy may hold the key to defeating virally associated cancers
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Surgical model to study reflux esophagitis after esophagojejunostomy
Post esophagojejunostomy in rats, a wound repair process produces metaplastic columnar-lined esophagus likely independent of progenitor cell...
Conference Coverage
Risk of cancer in NAFLD is 91% higher than in control subjects
SAN FRANCISCO – The observed increase is highest in gastrointestinal cancer subjects.
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FDA approves pembrolizumab for sorafenib-intolerant HCC patients
Approval was based on an objective response rate of 17% in KEYNOTE-224, a single-arm trial of 104 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who were...
Conference Coverage
‘Watch and wait’ good for most – but not all – rectal cancers
BOSTON – Who needs upfront surgery?
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How to slash colorectal surgery infection rates
BOSTON – Change perioperative routines.
From the Journals
No difference for blacks vs. whites in precancerous colorectal neoplasm prevalence: A meta-analysis
Investigators suggest that the age at which screening starts need not differ based on race.
From the Journals
SRS beats surgery in early control of brain mets, advantage fades with time
Patients undergoing complete surgical resection for brain mets were at much higher risk of local recurrence than patients.
Conference Coverage
'Liver first' for select stage IV colon cancer gaining traction
BOSTON – Patients and some surgeons not embrace the logic of going after metastases first.