ONCR || Gastrointestinal

High posthepatectomy bilirubin bodes ill for patients

Posted on: 11/03/2014 - 19:45

MIAMI BEACH – An elevated bilirubin level on postoperative day 3 after major hepatectomy may be a harbinger of hepatic insufficiency that leads to poor outcomes – including an increased risk of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Team planning cuts pancreatectomy readmissions

Posted on: 11/03/2014 - 19:05

MIAMI BEACH – A combination of teamwork and leadership led to a 50% reduction in readmission after pancreatectomy in a large academic facility. The readmission rate at Indiana University Hospital...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

Endoscopic resection for mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma is safe and highly effective, and should be the new standard of care. That’s according to Dr. Oliver Pech, whose study in the March issue...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

IBD linked to increased risk of certain cancers

Posted on: 01/02/2014 - 05:01

Immunosuppressive therapies for inflammatory bowel disease do not appear to be implicated in the increased risk for melanomas and hematologic malignancies seen in these patients, based on the results...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Dual-vaccine therapy prolonged survival in pancreatic cancer

Posted on: 16/01/2014 - 18:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Serial administration of two vaccines that stimulate the immune response to pancreatic cancer antigens prolonged survival of metastatic disease by about 2 months, according to Dr....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Expanded genetic testing better predicts panitumumab plus chemo response

Posted on: 15/01/2014 - 19:50

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer should be broadly tested for RAS mutations before being treated with panitumumab, according to new data from a <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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High posthepatectomy bilirubin bodes ill for patients

Team planning cuts pancreatectomy readmissions

Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma

Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma

IBD linked to increased risk of certain cancers

Dual-vaccine therapy prolonged survival in pancreatic cancer

Expanded genetic testing better predicts panitumumab plus chemo response

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