Gastroenterology
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Colorectal cancer incidence rising sharply among younger adults
Major finding: Between 2010 and 2030, the incidences of colon and rectal/rectosigmoid cancer are predicted to rise by 90% and 124% among 20- to 34...
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Aspirin didn’t extend survival in PIK3CA-mutant colorectal cancer
Major finding: With a median follow-up of 46 months, the 26% of the study population who were regular aspirin users and the non-users had...
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Neoadjuvant capecitabine equals infused 5-FU for rectal cancer
Major finding: Capecitabine and infused 5-FU yielded statistically indistinguishable rates of locoregional control approaching 90%.
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Dual-vaccine therapy prolonged survival in pancreatic cancer
Major Finding: Compared with GVAX alone, GVAX followed by CRS-207 was associated with better overall survival (6.1 vs. 3.9 months; hazard ratio, 0...
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Expanded genetic testing better predicts panitumumab plus chemo response
Major finding: Patients with the extended set of RAS mutations derived little to no benefit when panitumumab was added to FOLFIRI chemotherapy: 15...
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Inflammatory markers associated with IBD colon cancer risk
Major finding: The risk of colorectal cancer is more than double for IBD patients with the highest quartile values of CRP (P for trend = .017) and...
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Ramucirumab adds to efficacy of chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer
Major finding: Compared with placebo plus paclitaxel, ramucirumab plus paclitaxel was associated with significantly better median overall survival...
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CT, CEA alone or combined better than nothing to detect colon cancer recurrence
Major finding: Colon cancer recurrences were detected (and operated upon) in 6.7% of the CEA-only group, 8% of the CT-only group, and 6.6% of the...
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Despite benefits, ‘bundling’ endoscopy is not norm
Major finding: Of more than 12,000 Medicare patients who underwent upper and lower endoscopy, fewer than two-thirds had the procedures "bundled"...
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Fistula risk quadrupled with hyperthermia during pancreaticoduodenectomy
Major finding: The likelihood of postoperative pancreatic fistula quadrupled in patients with a body temperature higher than 99.5 degrees F at the...