Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Priming tremelimumab dose regimen shows promising benefit-risk profile in HCC
Immunotherapies provide durable, long-term survival leading to substantial survival tails in the Kaplan-Meier OS curves associated with anti–CTLA-...
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Use live donors for liver transplants for HCC patients, say experts
A new study shows that outcomes with liver transplants from live donors are better than outcomes with transplants from deceased donors, leading to...
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High success rates with down-staging of liver cancer prior to transplant
Study findings validate the feasibility of down-staging on a broad scale under the current UNOS-DS guidelines and highlight the importance of...
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Combined chemoembolization and ablation effective for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma
Patients with early hepatocellular carcinoma may benefit from first-line treatment with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with...
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WATS-3D plus Seattle protocol increases dysplasia detection in Barrett’s esophagus
The novel WATS-3D can obtain higher proportions of Barrett’s esophagus mucosa through the use of a brush-only technique.
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Morphology drives optical evaluation’s accuracy for predicting SMIC
Although optical evaluation can facilitate treatment choice, its performance overall has been only modest in studies.
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Unexpected thrombocytosis could flag occult cancer
The risk was highest (23.3 times) for ovarian cancer. The risk was 3.8 times higher for pancreatic cancer and 3.5 times higher for cervical cancer...
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Increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer extends to third-degree relatives
The new findings suggest “that extended family history should be part of the discussion when making cancer screening decisions,” researchers write...
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No added risk of hepatic cancer in patients with hemophilia after successful HCV treatment
“Careful observation is needed in patients with hemophilia even after eradication of HCV.”
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‘Regionalized’ care tied to better survival in tough cancer
Gastric cancer patients treated within an integrated health care system had better outcomes, fewer complications, and increased overall survival,...
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Many patients, doctors unaware of advancements in cancer care
“These patients must be spared the traumatic effects of being handed a death sentence that no longer reflects the current reality,” said Dr....