Odevixibat Scratches the Itch of Kids' Rare Liver Disease Phase III trial showed reduced pruritus in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis Jul 08, 2022
Missed Opportunities for Advance Care Planning After GI Surgery Multiple admissions typical leading up to urgent procedures followed by discharge to hospice Jul 07, 2022
CEND-1 Offers Hope in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Phase I study showed good safety profile, no dose-limiting toxicities, and encouraging activity Jul 06, 2022
Jaundice, Malaise in Woman With Heroin Habit, Inactive Hepatitis B HDV diagnosis portends imminent cirrhosis despite initial resolution of symptoms Jul 05, 2022
Hep C Cure Aside, Some Patients Still Benefit From Liver Cancer Screening Hepatocellular carcinoma risk persisted after direct-acting antivirals Jun 30, 2022
EASL Roundup: Path to 'Cure' in Hep B? Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet for NAFLD With T2D Noteworthy research from the European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting Jun 29, 2022
'A New Hope' for Rare, Deadly Liver Disease Small fazirsiran trial sees fibrosis regressions for liver disease associated with AAT deficiency Jun 28, 2022
Mixed Bag for Semaglutide in NASH-Related Compensated Cirrhosis Randomized trial showed improvements in cardiometabolic markers, but not liver fibrosis Jun 27, 2022
Liver Cirrhosis Tied to Elevated Risk for Stroke 37% higher risk observed in large German study Jun 25, 2022
Bulevirtide's Effect Sustained in Difficult-to-Treat Hepatitis D Nearly half of patients at week 48 had virological and biochemical response Jun 25, 2022
German Study Warns of Increasing Acute Hep C Reinfections in MSM 14% of patients experienced a reinfection over the past decade Jun 24, 2022
Early Liver Disease Detection Linked to Subsequent Lifestyle Improvements Danish study shows fibrosis screening associated with improved diet, alcohol use, and exercise Jun 24, 2022
Gastric Bypass Edges Out Sleeve Gastrectomy for 10-Year Outcomes Randomized trial compared the two popular bariatric surgeries Jun 22, 2022
Genotype Tied to Azathioprine Discontinuation for Toxicity Nearly threefold risk seen with a genotype most common among Black patients Jun 20, 2022
FDA OKs Risankizumab for Crohn's Disease Approval marks the third indication for the IL-23 inhibitor in adults Jun 17, 2022
Appendectomy Linked to Higher Risk of Microscopic Colitis Risk remained elevated over 10 years, Swedish study showed Jun 17, 2022
Early Anal Lesion Treatment Cuts Cancer Risk in People With HIV ANCHOR data support screening and treatment for anal HSIL in those ages 35 and up Jun 15, 2022
Intraoperative Catheter Disappoints for Urinary Retention After Hernia Repair Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair trial showed no risk reduction in post-op urinary retention Jun 15, 2022
Does Ditching Cost-Sharing Boost Follow-Up Colonoscopy? States saw differing results with policies eliminating costs after a positive noninvasive test Jun 14, 2022
Biologics for Crohn's Go Head to Head Ustekinumab, adalimumab both effective in SEAVUE trial, with no difference in remissions Jun 13, 2022
Intensified Regimen for Metastatic CRC Fails to Improve Outcomes Combination of modified FOLFOXIRI/panitumumab also caused greater toxicity, study showed Jun 08, 2022
First-Line Anti-EGFR Extends OS in Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer "A win for a highly selected group of patients," says ASCO expert Jun 07, 2022
Liquid Biopsy May Save Colon Cancer Patients From Chemo Circulating tumor DNA could determine who needs more therapy Jun 06, 2022
Risankizumab Eases Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease Induction and maintenance trials showed higher clinical remission with subcutaneous and IV doses Jun 06, 2022
Complete Responses in 100% of dMMR Rectal Cancer With Neoadjuvant PD-1 Inhibition Chemo, RT, surgery avoided in short-term follow-up but study population was small Jun 05, 2022
Colonoscopy With a Computer-Aided Device Boosted Adenoma Detection Use of the device led to a 27% increase in adenomas per colonoscopy versus standard procedure Jun 03, 2022
Survival Bump With EGFR Inhibitor for KRAS Wild-Type Pancreatic Cancer But generalizability of "notable" Chinese study questioned Jun 03, 2022
AI Shows Promise in Predicting Optimal Margin Width for CRC Liver Mets A 7-mm margin width linked with prolonged survival Jun 02, 2022
T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Novel treatment targeting KRAS G12D expression induces deep and durable response Jun 01, 2022
Liver Preserved for 3 Days With Machine Perfusion Successfully Transplanted Patient healthy and leading normal life at 1 year Jun 01, 2022
Maintenance Mirikizumab Proves Mettle in Ulcerative Colitis In LUCENT-2, clinical remissions doubled among responders to induction therapy May 26, 2022
Etrasimod Shows Promise in Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis Analysis of two ELEVATE trials showed significant improvements in clinical remission May 25, 2022
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Boosts Weight-Loss Outcomes Study finds benefit when added to lifestyle intervention May 25, 2022
POSE 2.0 Linked to Improved Outcomes in NAFLD Patients With Obesity Steatosis resolved in 53% of patients who underwent this minimally invasive procedure May 24, 2022
G-POEM for Ongoing Gastroparesis Eases Symptoms Long Term Study showed nearly two-thirds achieved clinical success at 3 years May 23, 2022
First Treatment Approved for Eosinophilic Esophagitis FDA expands dupilumab's label to treat inflammatory condition May 20, 2022
Adenovirus Remains a 'Strong Lead' for Unusual Hepatitis in Kids, CDC Says Agency "also exploring other potential exposures," including different infections, toxins May 20, 2022
Medication for Drinking Addiction May Thwart Liver Disease Alcohol-related liver disease 63% lower for those taking medical addiction therapy May 20, 2022
MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Says Researchers find "pervasive sex differences" in sodium-adjusted MELD scoring system May 18, 2022
Younger People More Likely to Undergo Colonoscopy After Guideline Change But most colonoscopies still done in those ages 50-54 May 17, 2022
