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The three lymph node (LN) staging systems assessed in a recent study—the eighth TNM staging system, lymph node ratio (LNR, ratio between positive and total LN), and a new anatomic-based classification (Choi classification)—show comparable prognostic performance, but LNR-based classification better stratifies patients with resected gastric carcinoma (GC).

Which lymph node staging system best predicts prognosis in gastric carcinoma?

Frequent bowel movements a risk factor for diverticulitis

Men and women who move their bowels at least two times daily are at higher risk of developing subsequent diverticulitis, a study reports.

Frequent bowel movements a risk factor for diverticulitis

Older hepatocellular carcinoma patients less knowledgeable about survivorship issues

Older patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) appear to know less about survivorship issues, according to a study involving a population of 110 ethnically diverse HC survivors.

Older hepatocellular carcinoma patients less knowledgeable about survivorship issues

Bezlotoxumab prevents recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection

Bezlotoxumab is both safe and effective for the prevention of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI), results of a meta-analysis have shown. Moreover, bezlotoxumab may be a good therapeutic option for severe rather than mild CDI.

Bezlotoxumab prevents recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection

Sintilimab + bevacizumab biosimilar as 1st-line option for advanced HCC?

08 Jan 2021 by

Combining the anti-PD-1 antibody sintilimab and a bevacizumab biosimilar significantly improves survival compared with the standard treatment of sorafenib in the first-line setting for patients with advanced, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to the ORIENT-32 study presented at ESMO Asia 2020.

Sintilimab + bevacizumab biosimilar as 1st-line option for advanced HCC?

08 Jan 2021

HIV infection may take the edge off inflammatory bowel disease

08 Jan 2021

The course of inflammatory bowel disease appears to be similar in patients with and without HIV infection, even though infected patients receive less treatments, according to a study.

HIV infection may take the edge off inflammatory bowel disease

08 Jan 2021

Remimazolam sedation safe, effective even in high-risk patients

Remimazolam achieves safe and effective sedation for colonoscopy in high-risk patients, as classified by the American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) criteria, a recent study has found.

Remimazolam sedation safe, effective even in high-risk patients

GI symptoms prevalent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with cancer

There is a high prevalence of acute gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospitalized cancer patients, which can occur as a presenting symptom without respiratory symptoms, reveals a recent study. In a small subset of patients, such symptoms are severe.

GI symptoms prevalent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with cancer