GI Oncology
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Esophageal Cancer Survival Benefit Linked to Lymphadenectomy
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FDA Warns of QT Prolongation with Ondansetron Dose
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Adjuvant Cetuximab Fails to Boost FOLFOX in Stage III Colon Cancer
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Vismodegib Blocks Hedgehog-Expressing Pancreatic Cancer
Major Finding: Initial treatment with vismodegib followed by standard chemotherapy with gemcitabine yielded a 3-month progression-free survival...
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Metformin May Reduce Liver Cancer Risk
Major Finding: Metformin use reduced the risk of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by nearly 60%, compared with nonmetformin use.
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Regorafenib Delays Progression of Refractory Metastatic GIST
Major Finding: Median progression-free survival was 4.8 months with regorafenib vs.
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H. Pylori Infection, Colonic Neoplasms Linked
Major Finding: The prevalence of H.
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Screening Colonoscopy Can Benefit Selected Elderly People
Major Finding: Colonoscopy detected carcinoma in 9% of people 76-85 years old who never previously underwent colonoscopy.Data Source: Data came...
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Bevacizumab Beyond Progression Extends Survival in Metastatic CRC
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Scope Matches Pathology in Diminutive Colorectal Polyps
Major Finding: High-definition, dual-focus colonoscopy produced 75% accurate, high-confidence diagnoses of diminutive polyps, vs. 63% using an...