Gastroenterology News

• FDA Approves First Drug for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Dupilumab (Dupixent) is approved to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in adults and children aged 12 years and older weighing at least 40 kg.
  FDA Approvals, May 20, 2022
• Famotidine Aids in COVID-19 by Helping Limit Inflammation Researchers have discovered just how the antacid famotidine, commonly sold as Pepcid by a Johnson & Johnson unit, was able to help alleviate COVID-19 symptoms in clinical trials.
  Reuters Health Information, May 19, 2022
• Failed to Register Your Trial? Don't Use a Another Study's Number The registration number provided by the author for the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR-IOR-17014122) seems to correspond to a different trial than the one described in the article.
  Retraction Watch, May 20, 2022
• H pylori May Undermine Immunotherapy Response in Gastric Cancer H pylori infection was associated with shorter progression-free and overall survival. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, May 20, 2022
• Gut Instincts and Social Media: Tips for Your GI Practice Having a professional social media presence has become "vital" to any new or growing gastroenterology practice, argues the author of a new article.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Biden Uses Defense Production Act to Address Baby Formula Shortage The president used the Defense Production Act to require suppliers to direct resources to baby formula makers before other customers.
  WebMD Health News, May 19, 2022
• In Patients With CBD Stones, Cholecystectomy Wound Infection Rates Similar With Broad- vs Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics In patients with common bile duct stones undergoing same-admission cholecystectomy, surgical site infection rates are low and similar with broad- and narrow-spectrum antibiotics, observational data suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, May 18, 2022
• CBD Fails to Relieve Functional Dyspepsia in New Trial Cannabidiol (CBD) did not relieve functional dyspepsia in patients with normal gastric emptying in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
  Reuters Health Information, May 18, 2022
• Pancreatic Involvement in COVID-19: What Do We Know? Data indicate that the pancreas as a target of SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest that pancreatic beta cell involvement could contribute to the metabolic dysregulation seen in patients with COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Patients' Bad Behavior Provokes Burnout in Physicians: Study Mistreatment and discrimination by patients increase the risk of physician burnout; for 1 in 5 physicians, patients refused care because of the physician's appearance.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• NeoChemo Preserves Rectum in Half of Patients With Rectal Cancer Among patients with stage II or stage III rectal adenocarcinoma, organ preservation is achievable in up to half of patients who undergo total neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Liquid Biopsy Predicts Resistance to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Cancer Researchers have developed and validated a liquid biopsy assay that can predict response to neoadjuvant therapy in patients with esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma, which may lead to more personalized treatment decisions.
  Reuters Health Information, May 17, 2022
• AACE 2022 Biotin: Good for Hair and Nails, Bad for Thyroid Lab Tests New study supports prior finding that about 7% of the population uses products containing biotin in doses high enough to interfere with many laboratory tests, including those of thyroid function.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• What We Know About Shuttered Baby Formula Plant And even bigger questions remain unanswered, including what caused the contamination and whether U.S. regulators could have alleviated the current formula shortage by stepping in sooner.
  Associated Press, May 18, 2022
• Now Is the Time to Head Off Summer COVID Surge: New Orleans Case counts average 155 a day, five times higher than a month ago, and wastewater tests show increased coronavirus concentrations in both residential and tourist areas.
  Associated Press, May 17, 2022
• US Allows More Baby Formula Imports to Fight Shortage 'The FDA expects measures and steps it's taking with infant formula manufacturers will mean more and more supply is on the way or on store shelves moving forward,' said FDA commissioner Robert Califf.
  Associated Press, May 17, 2022
• Which CRC Regimens Are More Likely to Harm Kidneys? After analyzing various treatments for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), researchers zeroed in on FOLFIRI + bevacizumab. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, May 17, 2022
• Jury Is In? Survival Benefit With Lap Surgery for Rectal Cancer Compared with open surgery, patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer had significantly improved 5-year overall survival.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• DDW 2022 Gallstone Disease May Be a Harbinger of Pancreatic Cancer Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma were six times more likely to have had gallstone disease within the year prior to their diagnosis than noncancer patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• DDW 2022 Alarming Increase in Esophageal Cancer in Middle-Aged Adults The prevalence of esophageal cancer and Barett's esophagus has increased substantially among middle-aged adults during the past 5 years, warn the authors of a new study from Florida.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022