GI Oncology
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Everolimus is effective across diverse patients with GI neuroendocrine tumors
Key clinical point: Everolimus reduces the risk of progression or death across subgroups of patients who have advanced, progressive neuroendocrine...
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Cancer prevention field riding high into the new year
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SBRT may be better than RFA for large hepatocellular carcinoma lesions
Key clinical point: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) both achieved good local control for small...
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Portal venous blood yielded higher levels of circulating tumor cells
Researchers detected circulating tumor cells in the portal venous blood of all patients with pancreaticobiliary cancer, but in the peripheral...
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Elevated liver cancer risk after HCV cure may justify surveillance
Sustained virologic response in patients with well controlled hepatic C virus infection does not protect select subgroups of this cohort from...
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Low BMI predicted worse survival in mCRC
Key clinical point: Low BMI predicted worse overall and progression-free survival in patients with mCRC. Major finding: Risks of death and...
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High-radiation doses improve survival with inoperable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Key clinical point: High-radiation doses delivered to hepatic tumors were well tolerated and survival outcomes were comparable to surgical...
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Small nucleolar RNA signals colorectal cancer outcomes
Expression of small nucleolar RNA SNORA42 was associated with poor overall and disease-free survival in patients with colorectal cancer.
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Everolimus makes splash in lung, GI neuroendocrine tumors
Key clinical point: Everolimus significantly delays tumor growth in advanced lung and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. Major finding:...
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Radiopeptide therapy sparks unheard of PFS in midgut neuroendocrine tumors
The experimental radiopeptide therapy 177Lu-Dotatate looks poised to become a new treatment option for patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors...
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Narrow-band colonoscopy faster, as sensitive as white light in ulcerative colitis
Key clinical point: The narrow-band method identified similar numbers of intraepithelial cancers in ulcerative colitis patients as white light,...