Healio Gastroenterology Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Healio Gastroenterology.

Table of Contents

• PPIs: Fears Persist Despite Little Evidence for Risks Alex Young
• FDA Approves Ayvakit for Unresectable, Metastatic GIST Harboring Rare Mutation
• FDA Approves Dificid for C. difficile Treatment in Children
• Maintenance Olaparib Approved for BRCA-mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
• FDA Clears First Single-use, Disposable Duodenoscope
• FDA Grants Fast Track, Orphan Drug Designations to Infigratinib for Cholangiocarcinoma
• PPI-associated Risks Exaggerated Based on ‘Poor Scientific Data’
• ACG Issues New Guideline on Hepatic Circulation Disorders
• AGA Issues New GIM Management Guidelines
• Anti-TNF Alpha not Linked With Recurrent, New Primary Cancers in IBD
• Breath Test Helps Identify CRC
• Early Colonoscopy Does not Improve Lower GI Bleeding Outcomes
• Mediterranean Diet Linked With Lower Risk for Late-onset Crohn’s Alex Young
• Noninvasive Test Identifies Patients With Cirrhosis who can Avoid Endoscopy
• Sexually Transmitted HCV Rates High Among MSM Regardless of HIV Status
• All C. difficile Tests Not Created Equal, Especially Among Patients With IBD
• Choosing a Roster of IBD Therapies Alex Young
• Extraintestinal Manifestations Develop, Worsen After Entyvio for IBD
• Mirikizumab Improves Bowel Movement Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis
• Not Dead Yet: The Role of Immunomodulators in IBD
• ‘Outcomes Will be Better’: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in IBD Alex Young
• Pregnancy Presents Additional Challenges in IBD Alex Young
• SSNAP: Mnemonic Device Helps With Comanagement of Fistulizing Crohn’s Alex Young
• ‘The System is Broken’ for IBD Insurance Denials, Appeals
• VIDEO: Patient-reported Outcome System May Help ‘Drill Down’ QOL Issues After IPAA
• Check-Cap Reports Positive Results From CRC Screening Pilot Study
• GIQuIC Registry Surpasses 10 Million Colonoscopies
• Guest Commentary: Single Use Duodenoscopes – Niche or Necessity? Jeffrey A. Alexander, MD