Search results for "Keeping tabs"
Spotlight on newer methods of CRC screening
Recent analyses compared a multitarget stool DNA test for colorectal cancer (CRC) with fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), assessed the cost-effectiveness of new cell-free blood DNA tests for CRC, and looked at a FIT-based screening strategy for lower-income countries.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/11/22/5.htm
22 Nov 2024
Spotlight on PCABs in H. pylori
A recent study compared a potassium-competitive acid blocker (PCAB) with a proton-pump inhibitor for Helicobacter pylori infection, and a meta-analysis and clinical practice update offered guidance on optimal use of drugs in the PCAB class for H. pylori.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/27/5.htm
27 Sep 2024
Spotlight on factors in ulcerative colitis severity
An analysis of patients who had been hospitalized for acute severe ulcerative colitis found certain factors at admission predicted need for colectomy within a year, and a Danish genetic study identified a specific allele tied to severe ulcerative colitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/10/25/5.htm
25 Oct 2024
Spotlight on gut microbiota in diabetes
Connections between diabetes and gut microbiota were the focus of the latest "Keeping tabs" report from ACP Diabetes Monthly.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/26/7.htm
26 Jul 2024
ACG updates guideline on H. pylori treatment
Among other recommendations, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) said that 14 days of bismuth quadruple therapy is the preferred regimen for treatment-naive patients with Helicobacter pylori infection when antibiotic susceptibility is unknown.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/27/1.htm
27 Sep 2024
Keeping tabs: Spotlight on colorectal cancer screening intervals
One recent study looked at screening based on age and family history, while another looked at the effectiveness of fecal immunochemical testing with and without postpolypectomy surveillance colonoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/27/3.htm
27 Oct 2017
Spotlight on colorectal cancer screening intervals
Patients with a complete, negative colonoscopy had reduced risk of colorectal cancer for more than 15 years, one study found, while another found that early-onset colorectal cancer doesn't require more frequent follow-up surveillance than average-onset cases.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/24/5.htm
24 May 2024
Spotlight on IBD therapy comparisons
Recent research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapies compared vedolizumab with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy, risankizumab with ustekinumab for Crohn's disease, and upadacitinib with tofacitinib for ulcerative colitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/26/5.htm
26 Jul 2024
Spotlight on H. pylori
One trial looked at the treatment of Helicobacter pylori in patients with penicillin allergy, while another compared therapy tailored based on H. pylori susceptibility to empiric therapy. A third study assessed whether H. pylori treatment reduced gastric cancer rates in high-risk patients.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/06/28/5.htm
28 Jun 2024
Spotlight on cholesterol and the liver
Very low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of liver complications in the general population, a European study found, while a study of Chinese patients with primary biliary cholangitis showed that high total cholesterol levels predicted liver disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/23/5.htm
23 Feb 2024