Loss of Anti-TNF Treatment Response Common in Crohn's Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Approximately two-thirds of patients with Crohn's disease who initially responded to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors lost response by the third year of treatment, a population-based observational study showed.
Fully 60... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 22, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Breast Milk Enema Helps Preterm Infants Pass Meconium
(MedPage Today) -- A breast milk enema resulted in faster meconium evacuation and a shorter time to enteral feeding compared with a saline enema, a randomized clinical trial in a Chinese hospital showed.
Among 286 preterm infants, those who received... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 22, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Rotavirus: Then and Now
(MedPage Today) -- Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially.
In fact, vaccination proved so successful in the U.S. that rotavirus... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Rotavirus Still Ranks High as Cause of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children
(MedPage Today) -- Rotavirus may not be on the hot list of viruses dominating headlines, but globally, it still tops the charts as the leading cause of severe, dehydrating diarrhea in children younger than 5 years, resulting in an estimated 200... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Deeper Sedation During Colonoscopy Linked to Improved Detection of Serrated Polyps
(MedPage Today) -- Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed.
The detection rate increased from 24.5% with mild-moderate... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 17, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
TNF Inhibitors for IBD Linked to Kidney Function Declines
(MedPage Today) -- Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy for new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was independently associated with progressive kidney function decline but not survival, a VA cohort study found.
Multivariable analysis... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 16, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Automated, Personalized Outreach Boosts CRC Screening in Diverse Patient Population
(MedPage Today) -- Automated and personalized outreach about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening led to substantial increases in participation across a diverse patient population, according to a study involving more than 1 million people.
Automated... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 16, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Possible New Standard for Treated Advanced CRC With KRAS Mutations
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- A third of patients with previously treated unresectable/metastatic KRASG12C-mutated colorectal cancer (CRC) responded to a combination of targeted drugs, a preliminary prospective study showed.
The results showed... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 12, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Neoadjuvant Chemo-IO Promising in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- A preoperative combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy (IO) appeared safe and effective for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer in a small pilot study, a researcher reported here.
In the phase I/II trial... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 11, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Bispecific Checkpoint Inhibitor Improves Survival in Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- A bispecific immune checkpoint inhibitor significantly improved survival in advanced gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, irrespective of PD-L1 expression status, a large study from China showed.
Median... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 10, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Chemotherapy/ICI Combos Falter as Second-Line Treatment for Gastric Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Combining chemotherapy with one or two immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as second-line treatment for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma failed to improve progression-free survival (PFS) at 4... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 5, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
How Old Is Too Old for Surveillance Colonoscopy?
(MedPage Today) -- Colorectal cancer was rarely detected via surveillance colonoscopies in older adults regardless of prior adenoma finding, a large observational study found.
Among 9,601 patients ages 70 to 85 with a history of adenoma, 0.3... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - April 2, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Kate Middleton's Cancer: What to Know About 'Preventative' Chemotherapy
(MedPage Today) -- Following the announcement that Kate, the Princess of Wales, will undergo "preventative" chemotherapy -- also known as adjuvant chemotherapy -- oncologists told MedPage Today this is a common strategy in cancer treatment... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 26, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Reconsider Insertion of Abdominal Drains After Distal Pancreatectomy, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Compared with insertion of a passive abdominal drain after distal pancreatectomy, which has been standard practice, not inserting a drain did not increase rates of major morbidity and reduced the detection of grade B or C postoperative... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 25, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
VCTE-Based Agile Scores Accurate in Predicting Liver-Related Events in MASLD
(MedPage Today) -- The use of Agile scores based on vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) accurately predicted liver-related events in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a cohort... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 25, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
