Oncology News

CHICAGO — An AI-guided navigation workflow helped identify patients earlier in the diagnostic timeline than the traditional cancer referral process while reducing times to biopsy, follow-up and treatment initiation, study results showed.

Individuals who ranked highest on a scale measuring social vulnerability by location had a poorer prognosis following colorectal resection, according to a presentation at Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Once-daily etrasimod 1 mg and 2 mg was well-tolerated and sustained improvements in histological and endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis, as well as patient symptoms, through 52 weeks of treatment, according to data.

Researchers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an AI-based patient navigation tool that may increase completion of colonoscopies among individuals who canceled or did not show for an initial appointment.

An FDA advisory committee has voted strongly in favor of approval for Guardant Health’s blood test for colorectal cancer, intended for patients aged 45 years and older at average risk for disease.

Most childhood cancer survivors are not up to date on guideline-recommended screening for late effects of cancer treatment or second malignancies, according to study results.

WASHINGTON — A blood-based screening test detected colorectal cancer with a sensitivity of 79.2% and a specificity of 91.5% among average-risk adults aged 45 to 85 years, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

WASHINGTON — Oral antibiotic use among adult patients was not associated with increased risk for early-onset colorectal cancer, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

WASHINGTON — An algorithm that uses electronic health record parameters identified glycemic evidence of new-onset diabetes in real time, which could lead to earlier detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to researchers.

WASHINGTON — Provider recommendation was a major influencer for colonoscopy screening for young adults at average risk for colorectal cancer, especially non-Hispanic Black patients, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.