FPN || Gastroenterology

Oral oligonucleotide shows efficacy, safety in Crohn’s

Posted on: 01/11/2014 - 15:36

VIENNA – Fourteen days of daily treatment with mongersen, an oral, antisense oligonucleotide, safely produced remissions in two-thirds of patients with Crohn’s disease in a phase II study with a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Fecal immunochemical testing, colonoscopy found similar for detecting advanced cancers

Posted on: 01/11/2014 - 07:01

Fecal immunochemical testing with a low hemoglobin threshold for colonoscopy resembled one-time, primary colonoscopy for detecting advanced neoplasias in the first-degree relatives of colorectal...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Fecal immunochemical testing, colonoscopy found similar for detecting advanced cancers

Posted on: 01/11/2014 - 07:01

Fecal immunochemical testing with a low hemoglobin threshold for colonoscopy resembled one-time, primary colonoscopy for detecting advanced neoplasias in the first-degree relatives of colorectal...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Higher dose of mesalamine can decrease risk of relapse for patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

Posted on: 01/11/2014 - 04:01

Increasing dosages of mesalamine by 2.4 g/d for patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis can dramatically reduce concentrations of fecal calprotectin and ultimately decrease the likelihood of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Vedolizumab infection concerns diminish with growing data

Posted on: 27/10/2014 - 18:21

PHILADELPHIA – In long-term follow-up for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, the novel monoclonal antibody vedolizumab continues to remain free of serious infections or other signs of major...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Lynch syndrome screening underperformed in high-risk patients

Posted on: 22/10/2014 - 21:38

PHILADELPHIA– Despite evidence that screening reduces morbidity and mortality, even patients at high risk for Lynch syndrome (LS) are not being routinely evaluated, according to a comprehensive...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Cancer risk from IBD mitigated with colonoscopy surveillance

Posted on: 22/10/2014 - 14:34

PHILADELPHIA - The risk of both colorectal cancer and CRC-related mortality can be reduced in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by adhering to guideline-directed colonoscopy surveillance...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Individual genetic testing did not improve uptake of colorectal cancer screening

Posted on: 20/10/2014 - 22:00

Counseling adults about their individual risk of colorectal cancer generally did not convince them to seek screening for the disease, according to a randomized controlled trial reported online...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Individual genetic testing did not improve uptake of colorectal cancer screening

Posted on: 20/10/2014 - 22:00

Counseling adults about their individual risk of colorectal cancer generally did not convince them to seek screening for the disease, according to a randomized controlled trial reported online...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

C. difficile recurrences steady, but drive costly readmissions

Posted on: 19/10/2014 - 20:24

PHILADELPHIA – Every recurrence of Clostridium difficile was associated with a hospital admission in 1 in 4 cases and a complication in 1 in 15 cases, according to a retrospective Canadian...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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