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In the initial endoscopic treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding, the use of polysaccharide hemostatic powder appears to be not less efficacious than conventional treatment, according to a study.

A study on titrated ondansetron for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D) has fallen short of meeting the endpoint due to being underpowered. However, when data from this study and two others were pooled in a meta-analysis, ondansetron appears to yield significant improvements in the composite endpoint set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), namely stool consistency and urgency.

Maintenance treatment with 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA) in patients with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease (CD) does not appear to lead to better outcomes as compared with a watchful waiting approach, according to a study.

Use of telbivudine (LdT) during the second trimester of pregnancy helps prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, reveals a study. In addition, treatment with LdT during pregnancy is safe in the long term for both mothers and infants.

Use of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) test showed acceptable sensitivity but poor specificity in diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a study has shown. The test, however, works better in GERD-related noncardiac chest pain (NCCP).

Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juices does not seem to contribute to the risk of gastric cancer (GC), according to a prospective cohort study.

In a post hoc analysis of two prospective studies, netupitant/palonosetron (NEPA) combined with dexamethasone has demonstrated similar efficacy vs a quadruplet regimen of olanzapine, aprepitant, ondansetron, and dexamethasone in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in Chinese women with early breast cancer (BC) receiving doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) in Hong Kong.