Adding Targeted Drug to Chemo Boosts Survival in Gastric/GEJ Cancer Longest overall survival reported to date with the addition of zolbetuximab to chemotherapy Jan 21, 2023
Contrary to Guidelines, 5-ASA Often Prescribed in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Use at diagnosis associated with delays in starting biologics Jan 20, 2023
We're Underutilizing Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Universal germline testing should be part of the standard of cancer care Jan 20, 2023
Perioperative Chemo Matches Multimodal Tx for Locally Advanced Esophageal/GEJ Cancer Nearly identical 3-year survival, questioning the need for radiotherapy before surgery Jan 20, 2023
Circulating Tumor DNA Could Guide Use of Chemo in Colorectal Cancer Identified patients likely to benefit following surgery, large prospective study showed Jan 19, 2023
Epstein-Barr Virus Tracking After Liver Transplant May Cut Rare Complication Observational study provides suggestive evidence Jan 17, 2023
Involve Anesthesiologists in Procedural Suite Design? Accommodating anesthesiologists' needs could make an impact on patient safety, experts say Jan 13, 2023
Anesthesia Outside of the OR: Cause for Patient Safety Concerns? Studies have shown harms for non-OR anesthesia (NORA); experts say changes are needed Jan 13, 2023
Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Risk of Esophageal, Gastric Cancers Cohort study provides "reassurance of the protective clinical benefits of weight loss surgery" Jan 11, 2023
Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications in Infants May Lead to Allergic Diseases However, no meaningful associations were seen with prenatal exposure Jan 10, 2023
IBD Risk Higher After Antibiotics Dose-response relationship found, especially for older individuals Jan 09, 2023
Regular Episodes of Fainting, Stomach Pain Plague Middle-Age Heavy Drinker Symptoms persisted for 2 years before the patient was admitted to the hospital Jan 09, 2023
Gastroenterologist Arrested After Sexual Assault Allegations Cleveland Clinic says it immediately reported accusations to law enforcement Dec 22, 2022
Adagrasib Shows Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated KRAS-Mutant CRC Response rates of 19% alone, 46% with cetuximab in phase I/II trial Dec 21, 2022
Data on Dupixent in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Now Published First peer-reviewed accounting of efficacy and safety results in pivotal trial Dec 21, 2022
Fecal Transplant Failed to Boost Effects of Bariatric Surgery No impact on weight loss or metabolism compared with placebo, small study found Dec 16, 2022
No Blaming Common Antihypertensives for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Suggests Some reassurance on widely prescribed dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers Dec 15, 2022
It's a TNF Inhibitor! It's a Steroid! It's Two (Potential) RA Drugs in One! Hints in mid-stage trial that novel conjugate will surpass adalimumab in efficacy Dec 14, 2022
Direct-Acting Antivirals Linked to Improved Outcomes in Chronic Hepatitis C All-cause mortality rate significantly lower in treated versus untreated group Dec 13, 2022
Small Study Shows Most Crohn's Patients With Anal Cancer Survived 15 of 24 were alive and cancer free at 5.5 years of follow-up Dec 09, 2022
Antibiotic Exposure Before Age 2 Tied to Increased Risk of Pediatric IBD Even exposure during the last trimester of pregnancy increases this risk, researchers say Dec 08, 2022
Do Kidney Transplant Medications Supplant IBD Drugs? Study shows many patients no longer need drugs to help keep gut disease in check Dec 08, 2022
Joint Pain Linked to Worse Quality of Life in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Pain tied to increased risks of depression, anxiety, fatigue, and social impairment Dec 08, 2022
Abstinence Tied to Lower Mortality in Alcoholic Cirrhosis With Portal Hypertension Benefit observed even in patients with high-risk portal hypertension Dec 08, 2022
COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Appears Safe for IBD Patients Third shot reactions mirror earlier primary doses, study showed Dec 07, 2022
Infliximab Maintenance Home Infusion Appears Safe Few serious adverse events occurred in patient-friendly settings Dec 07, 2022
Xeljanz Cancer Risks Detailed New paper provides full results from ORAL Surveillance trial Dec 07, 2022
Adding Gut Health Supplement Helped Kids With Obesity Lose More Weight Small trial saw metabolic benefits with daily butyrate added to standard of care Dec 05, 2022
Small Spot a Source of Mysterious Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Girl Case highlights a clinically diagnosed condition often misdiagnosed in adults and teens alike Dec 05, 2022
Upadacitinib Induction Provided Fast Symptom Relief in Ulcerative Colitis Post-hoc analysis showed symptom relief as early as day 1 with the JAK inhibitor Dec 02, 2022
FDA Greenlights First Fecal Microbiota Product Rebyota approved for preventing recurrence of C. difficile infection Dec 01, 2022
After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donation Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies Nov 28, 2022
Robotic Surgery Proves Its Mettle for Liver Cancer Fewer cases of liver failure, similar survival versus open liver resection in matched analysis Nov 23, 2022
Exercise During Chemo Shows Benefits for Cardiorespiratory Fitness However, patients who exercise after chemo also ultimately see benefits too Nov 21, 2022
Nearly 1 in 7 Adults Experience Bloating on Any Given Week Some individuals report feeling uncomfortable discussing it with their doctors Nov 17, 2022
Will Fresh Look at Obeticholic Acid Data in NASH Sway FDA? Latest REGENERATE analysis comes on heels of REVERSE flop Nov 11, 2022
Steroids and G-CSF Boost 90-Day Survival in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Plus: Normothermic machine perfusion for liver transplants and Noom Weight for NASH Nov 11, 2022
Novel Hepatitis B Drug Hints at Long-Term 'Functional Cure' for Some in Early Trial With 10% efficacy at 6 months post-treatment, a finite HBV treatment may be on the horizon Nov 10, 2022
Efruxifermin Led to NASH Resolution, Fibrosis Improvement in Mid-Stage Trial Both 50- and 28-mg doses improved fibrosis vs placebo, without worsening of NASH Nov 10, 2022
