Gastric Malignancies

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EGID Without Eosinophilia: Elevated Mucosal Mast Cell Counts

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Gastroenterology Advisor Contributing Writer

Patients with suspected eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease (EGID) in the stomach or duodenum had an increased number of mucosal mast cells with or without mucosal eosinophilia.

Disaggregation and Variability of Gastric Cancer Risk and Survival in Asian American Subgroups

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Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

The researchers discovered significant differences and substantial heterogeneity in risk for GC among API subgroups. Substantial differences in all-cause survival among API subgroups were also observed.

Updated ESMO Recommendations for Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancers

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Gastroenterology Advisor Contributing Writer

Recommendations were developed and graded in accordance with the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines and subjected to an anonymous peer-review process.

H. Pylori Treatment May Reduce Gastric Cancer Incidence, Death

Reductions in gastric cancer mortality seen with H. pylori treatment, vitamin, garlic supplementation.

Allergy Development May Increase After Gastric Acid Inhibitor Use

Patients receiving gastric acid inhibitors have an increase in prescriptions of anti-allergic drugs.

T2DM Increases Gastric Cancer Risk After H. Pylori Eradication

Type 2 diabetes was linked to an increased risk for gastric cancer (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.73). Stratified statistical analysis demonstrated a significantly higher risk for gastric cardia cancer (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.40) and a significantly increased risk in those with suboptimal glycemic control (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.68).

Teplizumab Gets Breakthrough Status for Type 1 Diabetes Prevention

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Steve Duffy

The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to teplizumab (PRV-031; Provention Bio), for the prevention or delay of clinical T1D in those at risk of developing the disease.

The Utility of Endoscopic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Gastric Lymphoma

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Christina Bennett, MS

A case report suggests that endoscopic techniques may have utility in the diagnosis of the gastric involvement that can occur in follicular lymphoma.