FPN || Gastroenterology

DDW: Top-down Crohn’s treatment holds up with longer scrutiny

Posted on: 07/06/2015 - 21:56

WASHINGTON – More intensive treatment with early combined immunosuppression was associated with a longer time to first flare and fewer flares than conventional management during long-term follow-up...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Aspirin, vitamin D levels protect against recurrent CRC

Posted on: 04/06/2015 - 21:18

CHICAGO – Both aspirin and higher plasma levels of vitamin D appear to be modestly effective in secondary prevention of colorectal cancer, investigators in a large cohort study and a randomized trial...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Aspirin, vitamin D levels protect against recurrent CRC

Posted on: 04/06/2015 - 21:18

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

DDW: Uveitis significantly more common in black patients with IBD

Posted on: 04/06/2015 - 20:00

WASHINGTON – Black patients with inflammatory bowel disease were significantly more likely to have at least one extraintestinal manifestation of the disease than were white patients, particularly...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: SVR rates slump with real world use of sofosbuvir-based HCV regimens

Posted on: 03/06/2015 - 18:29

WASHINGTON – Sustained virologic response rates for genotype 1 and 2 patients are lower with sofosbuvir-based hepatitis C virus regimens in routine clinical practice than clinical trials, results...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA report provides overview of HCV drug approvals

Posted on: 02/06/2015 - 20:12

In a report published in Hepatology, scientists from the FDA’s Division of Antiviral Products in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) have provided a brief overview of the FDA’s...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Novel acid blocker holds its own against PPI

Posted on: 02/06/2015 - 16:58

WASHNGTON – An experimental acid suppressant was effective for prevention of peptic ulcer recurrence during NSAID therapy, with a safety profile similar to that of a currently marketed proton-pump...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Referral centers varied significantly in IBD treatment approaches

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 07:01

Even high-volume referral centers varied significantly in their use of immunomodulators and some other therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn’s disease, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Adding enhanced MR to CT might improve diagnosis, outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 07:01

Among patients with single-nodule hepatocellular carcinomas diagnosed by computed tomography, further imaging with gadoxetic acid–enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) revealed more tumors and was tied to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Dosing based on trough concentrations cut costs, flares in IBD patients

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 07:01

In adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), basing maintenance infliximab dosing on serum trough concentrations instead of clinical response led to significantly fewer flares and cut costs by...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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