Medscape

Combining Upper-Lower GI Screening Feasible, Effective

BERLIN — Pairing a screening or surveillance colonoscopy with a same-day esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) proved feasible and yielded clinically relevant upper gastrointestinal (GI) findings, ...
Medscape

Blood Detection Capsule Helpful in Suspected Upper GI Bleeding

SAN DIEGO — A real-time, blood-sensing capsule (PillSense) is a safe and effective diagnostic tool for patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that can aid patient triage, reduce ...
EurekAlert!

Children’s Hospital Colorado doctors pioneer non-invasive “string test” for sedation-free upper gastrointestinal monitoring

Aurora, Colo. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) has announced a new, care-changing test designed by its physicians to monitor inflammation of the gastrointestinal ...
ascopubs.org

Improving evidence-based treatment selection and patient-centered care in upper GI cancers: A Project ECHO initiative.

Phase II trial of transarterial chemoembolization followed by sintilimab (anti-PD-1), oxaliplatin, and S-1 combined with either trastuzumab (HER-2 positive) or apatinib (HER-2 negative) as first-line ...
Ahmedabad Mirror

Dr. Ksheetij Kothari on Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening: The Importance of Early Detection and What Every Patient Should Know

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including colorectal, gastric, and esophageal cancers, remain some of the most common and deadly types of cancer worldwide. Early detection plays a critical role in ...
ascopubs.org

Point/Counterpoint: Is It Time for Universal Germline Genetic Testing for All GI Cancers?

Multigene germline testing has become relatively inexpensive, thereby making universal germline testing for all patients with GI cancer feasible. Such systematic approaches would greatly simplify ...