Gastrointestinal Cancer News

CHICAGO — Hispanic and black adolescents and young adults have an increased risk for mortality from several cancers — including hepatocellular carcinoma — compared with whites, according to results from a population-based study presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

This year’s ASCO Annual Meeting featured the theme “Collective wisdom: The future of patient-centered care and research.”

SAN DIEGO — The addition of wide area transepithelial sampling to the standard Seattle four-quadrant biopsy protocol resulted in a fourfold increase in the detection of high-grade dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma among patients with Barrett’s esophagus, according to final results presented at DDW 2016.

Circulating microRNAs may be used as noninvasive markers for predicting risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis B virus infection, according to recently published findings.

CHICAGO — Rucaparib showed clinical efficacy in a small cohort of patients with pancreatic cancer and BRCA mutations, according to a poster presented at ASCO 2016.

CHICAGO — Extending anticoagulation beyond 3 months reduced risk for recurrent clots in patients with cancer, according to results presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — Despite global variance in cancer drug prices, generic and patented drugs are less affordable in low-income countries, according to a pilot study presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — Many patients aged 65 years or younger with metastatic cancer underwent aggressive treatments and invasive procedures or were admitted to the hospital as the end of life, according to an analysis of claims data presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — After a positive colorectal cancer test, a 6-month delay in colonoscopy increased the risk for finding an advanced stage of cancer, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2016.

CHICAGO — Perioperative complications increased the 1-year risk for death after colon cancer surgery among patients of all ages, according to study results presented at the ASCO Annual Meeting.