Neoplasm

The dawning of genomic testing has shown that Spitz neoplasm cases occur at equal rates among children and adults, which should prompt clinicians to diagnose Spitz neoplasms more confidently among older patients, according to a study.

Risk for all-cause, nonaccidental and neoplasm mortality was heightened with exposure to elevated levels of wildfire-related fine particulate matter, according to study results published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.

Jay B. Wish, MD, clinical medicine professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, reported that roxadustat was not linked to increased risk for neoplasm in patients with nondialysis- and dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease.

Patients with anemia and chronic kidney disease who receive roxadustat do not show an increased rate of neoplasm-related treatment-emergent adverse events and treatment-emergent serious adverse events, according to presented data.

Researchers developed a deep-learning, computer aided system that detected neoplasia in patients with Barrett’s esophagus at a better rate than nonspecialized endoscopists, according to study results.