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Rare GU cancers: Overcoming obstacles through collaboration, novel trial design
Investigators are meeting the challenge of dealing with rare genitourinary cancers through collaboration, novel treatment efforts, and clinical...
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Apixaban outmatches rivaroxaban for VTE in study
These real-world findings may guide selection of initial anticoagulant therapy, according to authors of the paper.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Commentary on surveillance after ESD for dysplasia and early-stage GI cancer
Proposed surveillance intervals and strategies are necessary following ESD considered pathologically curative to help steer clinical practice and...
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Endoscopic resection of esophageal cancer requires long-term post-op surveillance
“CRIM should be considered the most significant endpoint for endotherapy of T1 EAC,” Dr. Kevin Song said.
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Erenumab beats topiramate for migraine in first head-to-head trial
The findings suggest that erenumab may help overcome longstanding issues with migraine medication adherence.
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Prior biologic exposure no barrier for ozanimod in ulcerative colitis
“The takeaway is that just because someone didn’t respond to a biologic in the past doesn’t mean they won’t respond to this,” Dr. Bradley...
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Upadacitinib delivers rapid response in ulcerative colitis
“Clinical response was detected as early week 2. ... Having a drug that can work fast and is effective is critical,” said Dr. Jordan E. Axelrad....
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AGA Clinical Care Pathway: Screening, diagnosis, and treatment of NAFLD and NASH
The authors recommended a four-step screening process for NAFLD/NASH based on available literature and clinical experience.
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Tracking adenomas per colonoscopy shows promise as quality measure
Colonoscopies performed by endoscopists with an APC of 0.6 may prove more protective than those by endoscopists with an ADR of 25%.
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Immune response detected in most IBD patients after COVID vaccines
Overall, similar levels of antibodies were seen across vaccine type, age group, and medication class, with the exception of corticosteroids.
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Stool samples meet gastric biopsies for H. pylori antibiotic resistance testing
Endoscopic sample collection of gastric biopsies remains inconvenient and relatively costly, so alternatives are needed.
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Maryland reduces cesarean delivery rates
Concurrently, cesarean delivery rates for nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex births dropped from 26.9% to 28.5% (P = .011), while rates...
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Step-wise medical therapy is cost effective for endometriosis
“We found that, although cost effective, requiring trial of a third medication offered little comparative advantage before proceeding directly to...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert Review on IBD dysplasia surveillance, management
The 14 best practice advice statements cover a variety of topics, including appropriate lesion terminology and characterization.
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Data supporting cannabis for childhood epilepsy remain scarce
“Children with epilepsy are at risk of being used as the ‘Trojan horse’ for the cannabis industry.”