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Ulcerative colitis patients from Asian countries fare as well as their peers from other parts of the world on vedolizumab, according to an exploratory analysis of the GEMINI-1 study.
In virologically suppressed patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, switching from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) to tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) did not affect their rates of viral suppression, according to the final 96-week analysis of a phase III study.
The combination therapy of cilofexor (CILO) and firsocostat (FIR) missed the primary endpoint but achieved improvements in other secondary parameters including fibrosis markers, disease activity, and liver function in patients with fibrosis due to NASH*, according to the ATLAS trial presented at digital ILC 2020.
Interim results of REGENERATE* trial highlight the ability of experimental noninvasive tests to evaluate treatment response in adults with NASH** and advanced liver fibrosis who are receiving obeticholic acid (OCA).
Two doses of the novel potassium‐competitive acid blocker tegoprazan show comparable healing effects on gastric ulcers as lansoprazole, while having a favourable safety profile, according to the results of a phase III trial.
The novel switch-control tyrosine kinase inhibitor ripretinib delivered a clinically meaningful benefit for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) following crossover from placebo, and had a safety profile consistent with that observed in the double-blind phase, according to the results of the crossover analysis of the INVICTUS trial presented at ESMO GI 2020.
A trivalent vaccine against hepatitis (hep B) is safe and effectively elicits robust immune response compared with a monovalent Hep B vaccine, according to the PROTECT and CONSTANT studies presented during the 2020 digital ILC.
A healthy lifestyle pattern, especially maintaining a healthy weight, may lower the risk of developing symptomatic gallstone diseases, as indicated by findings from two large prospective studies.
Older patients (aged ≥65 years) with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may derive greater survival benefit with an atezolizumab + bevacizumab combination compared with sorafenib, according to results of a subgroup analysis of the IMbrave150 trial presented at ESMO GI 2020.
Drinking coffee, tea, or soda may trigger gastroesophageal reflux, whereas water, juice, or milk does not, according to a study.
