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Novel Therapy for Iron Deficiency Effective in IBD
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: By week 12, a hemoglobin increase greater than or equal to 2 g/dL was achieved in 66% of patients in the ferric carboxymaltose...
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Ursodiol Plus Methotrexate Effective Long Term in Biliary Cirrhosis
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Of 29 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis receiving ursodiol plus either methotrexate or colchicine, 21 were alive and well...
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Cancer Stage Not a Significant Factor in Radioiodine Use
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Patient demographics and a hospital’s annual volume of thyroidectomy procedures – and not disease severity – are some of the...
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Rivaroxaban Contests Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in AF
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: The rate of stroke or embolism was 1.7% per year for rivaroxaban, compared with 2.2% per year for warfarin, for a hazard ratio of 0...
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Rivaroxaban Contests Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in AF
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: The rate of stroke or embolism was 1.7% per year for rivaroxaban, compared with 2.2% per year for warfarin, for a hazard ratio of 0...
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Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Benefits Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: By 1 year, median overall survival was 25.4% with monotherapy, vs. 44.5% with a carboplatin and paclitaxel doublet.Data Source: A...
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Pancreatectomy Raised Quality of Life in Pediatric Chronic Pancreatitis
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: In children who underwent total pancreatectomy, health-related quality of life scores normalized, and 14 of the 19 patients stopped...
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Response to Locoregional Embolization Predicts Survival in Liver Cancer
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who showed radiographic response to locoregional tumor embolization at 6 months post...
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Comorbidities Often Preclude Transplants in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and/or cryptogenic cirrhosis who were deemed candidates for liver transplant were less...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Works Well for Dysplatic Barrett's Esophagus
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: At 2 years following radiofrequency ablation, 101 of 106 subjects (95%) with dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus had complete...
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Endoscopic Resection Sufficient for Many T1 Colorectal Cancers
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Assumed risk factors for poor outcomes following discovery of a T1 colorectal cancer on endoscopy – including lymphatic vessel...
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Endoscopic Resection Sufficient for Many T1 Colorectal Cancers
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Assumed risk factors for poor outcomes following discovery of a T1 colorectal cancer on endoscopy – including lymphatic vessel...
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Endoscopic Resection Sufficient for Many T1 Colorectal Cancers
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: Assumed risk factors for poor outcomes following discovery of a T1 colorectal cancer on endoscopy – including lymphatic vessel...
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Fruits, Vegetables Confer Small but Significant Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: The summary relative risk for colorectal cancer among patients with the highest intake of fruits and vegetables, versus the lowest...
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Fruits, Vegetables Confer Small but Significant Reduction in Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Author:
- Denise Napoli
Major Finding: The summary relative risk for colorectal cancer among patients with the highest intake of fruits and vegetables, versus the lowest...