Survival Bump With EGFR Inhibitor for KRAS Wild-Type Pancreatic Cancer But generalizability of "notable" Chinese study questioned Jun 03, 2022
T-Cell Receptor Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Novel treatment targeting KRAS G12D expression induces deep and durable response Jun 01, 2022
Could Gallstone Disease Predict Pancreatic Cancer? Researchers urge more attention to gallstone disease patients with atypical symptoms May 13, 2022
Eligibility Criteria Exclude More Blacks From Pancreatic Cancer Trials Revising traditional criteria results in similar eligibility rates for Black and white patients Apr 19, 2022
Rinvoq Approved for UC; HCC Combo Flops; Disney Grants Pass to IBS Patient News and commentary from the world of gastroenterology and hepatology Mar 17, 2022
Fecal Microbiome Markers Detect Pancreatic Cancer With 'High Accuracy' These markers need to be tested in a prospective cohort before clinical impact can be determined Mar 10, 2022
Assay Shows Ability to Detect Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk Serum-based test showed specificity of 98% and sensitivity of 85% for ID'ing early-stage PDAC Feb 18, 2022
Sotorasib Impresses in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer ORR of 21% in heavily pretreated patients with a KRAS G12C mutation Feb 16, 2022
History of Pancreatitis Linked to Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Electronic medical record data reveal greater risk for hospitalization, death after infection Feb 10, 2022
Neoadjuvant CRT Boosts Survival in Pancreatic Cancer Long-term PREOPANC results show significant OS benefit, in contrast to earlier reports Feb 03, 2022
Adagrasib Promising in KRAS-Mutant GI Cancers The KRAS G12C inhibitor showed a disease control rate of 100% in small study Jan 24, 2022
Colchicine Promising for Autoimmune Pancreatitis? Case studies of two young men in Italy show benefit, but expert urges caution Oct 11, 2021
Does Drainage Timing Matter in Infected Necrotizing Pancreatitis? Dutch study found similar outcomes for immediate, postponed drainage Oct 06, 2021
Bone Trouble Common in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Multicenter study found 56% had either osteopenia or osteoporosis Sep 28, 2021
Adjuvant Combo Boosts Survival in Resected Pancreatic Cancer Four-month gain in OS with the addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine Jun 30, 2021
Bispecific Antibody Active in NRG1-Positive Pancreatic Cancer Zenocutuzumab turns in promising results in early-phase trial involving multiple solid tumors Jun 10, 2021
These Risk Factors Can Make Severe Pancreatitis Worse Not surprisingly, clinical outcomes also suffered May 20, 2021
Diversity in Pancreatic Cancer Trials Lacking White patients typically overrepresented at expense of racial, ethnic minorities May 14, 2021
Expanding PARP Inhibitor Benefits in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Durable responses beyond germline BRCA1/2 in small clinical trial May 11, 2021
Impressive Results With Lenvatinib in Challenging Tumors Multitargeted TKI achieves strong ORR in advanced gastroenteropancreatic NETs May 10, 2021
Fear of Recurrence; At Home With COVID and Cancer; 'End of a Fantastic Voyage' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Apr 21, 2021
Infections With Reused Urological Endoscopes Draw FDA Scrutiny Echoes of long-running problems with reprocessed ERCP scopes Apr 01, 2021
No Help From Extra Hydration to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis Trial may settle whether aggressive, laborious procedure is justified Mar 18, 2021
Ablative Radiation Improves Outcomes in Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Median survival in patients treated at Sloan Kettering surpassed 2 years Mar 11, 2021
Can PARP Inhibitor Eligibility Expand in Pancreatic Cancer? Two trials show limited activity in patients with "BRCAness" Mar 05, 2021
COVID-19 Plus Pancreatitis? Think High 30-Day Mortality Co-existence tied to severe disease, organ failure, and longer hospital stays Feb 08, 2021
Preop Chemo Misses Mark in Pancreatic Cancer Two regimens equivalent, fail to improve OS versus historical adjuvant data Jan 21, 2021
Preop RT Flunks Test in Borderline Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapy alone judged efficacious but not chemoradiation Jan 20, 2021
Non-Cardiac Surgery Poses 'Sobering' Risks for People With LVADs MACE rate reached as high as 16.9% after some procedures Nov 12, 2020
New-Onset Diabetes and Pancreas Cysts a Risky Mix Study provides support for assessing diabetes markers in pancreatic cyst surveillance Oct 28, 2020
Another Presenting Sign of COVID-19 Findings support adding to the list of GI manifestations of the disease, researchers say Aug 28, 2020
Recent-Onset Diabetes, Weight Loss Tied to Cancer in 30-Year Study Group may benefit from surveillance, researchers say Aug 13, 2020
Alex Trebek, Harry Reid and Their Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Exploring a 'triangle offense' against the disease Jul 28, 2020
Gastroenterologists Best Urologists for Pancreatic Duct Stones? Retrospective data showed more shocks per session, more same-day ERCP, and better duct clearance Jul 27, 2020
FOLFIRINOX: Best in Localized Pancreatic Cancer? Retrospective data show potential advantage over gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel Jul 15, 2020
End of Life and COVID-19; DCIS Doubles Cancer Risk; Training for 'Bad News' News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues May 28, 2020
Study: Robotic Whipple Has Advantages Over Open Surgery But the learning curve is steep, researchers caution Mar 06, 2020
Morning Break: 'Alex, You Got This!'; Claire's Makeup Recall; Oral Sex Has Its Hazards Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Mar 13, 2019
Mutations May Help Target Pancreatic Cancer Tx Gene alterations could make tumors vulnerable to agents used for other cancers Mar 06, 2019
Laparoscopic Whipple Procedure Linked to More Deadly Complications Also, no reduction in recovery or hospitalization time versus open pancreatoduodenectomy Jan 25, 2019
