Pancreatic Disorders News

SAN DIEGO — Female sex was independently predictive of improved survival and reduced length of hospital stay due to acute pancreatitis in a study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in bile may aid in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, according to a study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Patients who underwent complete macroscopic removal of pancreatic cancer experienced better overall and disease-free survival after treatment with adjuvant gemcitabine in a recent study.

The American College of Gastroenterology has issued practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis that appear in the September issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Patients with a higher rate of dietary fat consumption, including total fat and fat of specific types and sources, were not at elevated risk of developing pancreatic cancer in a recent study.

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has begun a phase 2 trial for apatorsen for use in patients with previously untreated, metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to a press release.

The number and type of clinical trials for pancreatic cancer in the United States are not coordinated with actual patient demand, according to a recent study.

Patients with acute pancreatitis are at increased risk for developing prediabetes and/or diabetes after their initial attack, according to a recent study.

Patients who continued aspirin therapy after elective pancreatic surgery were not at increased risk for perioperative bleeding, blood transfusion or surgery-related complications in a recent study.

Patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis were less likely to experience recurrence if they underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in a recent study.