Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Patients with cancer did not have significant reductions in treatment costs or health care use when treated by physicians at accountable care organizations compared to those treated by non-ACOs, according to a study of Medicare claims published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Adults who survived HPV-associated cancers appeared at a significant risk for HPV-associated second primary cancers, according a retrospective cohort study.

A Harvard Medical School project will mine multiple data sources to try to determine why some patients are more likely to have exceptional responses to cancer treatments.

Results of a pooled analysis and systematic review showed an increased risk for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma among patients with obesity and diabetes.

Patients who underwent rehabilitation prior to esophagogastric cancer resection had improved functional capacity before and after surgery, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

The use of blue laser imaging-bright during screening for early gastric cancer was better at detecting the disease than the more commonly used white-light imaging, according to research published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

The use of biosimilar biologics filgrastim-sndz and tbo-filgrastim increased substantially among Medicare beneficiaries between 2014 and 2016, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

The prevalence of pathogenic germline variants associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and limitations of current methods to determine testing eligibility may warrant universal germline genetic testing at the time of diagnosis, according to a study of a consecutive cohort.

The risk for hepatocellular carcinoma was higher among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, especially those with cirrhosis, compared with the general clinical population, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

Reinforcing patient education with text messages sent in the days prior to a colonoscopy can help improve bowel cleanliness and adenoma detection while reducing discomfort, according to research published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.