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30-05-2024 Gastric Cancer News

Tislelizumab plus chemo could be new option for gastric cancer

Adding tislelizumab to first-line chemotherapy significantly prolongs the overall survival of patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Itch relief for childhood PFIC

Maralixibat combats itching and improves serum bile acid measures in children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.

An unusual case of diarrhea

Diarrhea Case Study

An immunocompetent man with no history of gastrointestinal disease presented to the emergency department after passing loose stools four times a day for three days. What was the unexpected cause of his symptoms?

Blastocystis hominis infection presenting as immune thrombocytopenia

Open Access Thrombocytopenia in Children Case Study

Screening for potential predisposing factors is essential in patients with ITP who have poor response to first-line treatment. This unusual case was related to parasitic infection.

ERCP in a low-weight infant with obstruction jaundice

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used extensively in pediatric patients for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic diseases, but is challenging in infants. Could this technique help?

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Episode 9: The gut microbiome and CAR T-cell therapy

How do nutrition, supplements and antibiotics impact patient outcomes?

Recent research suggests that the gut microbiome could be an important modulator of response to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic cancers.

Prof. Marion Subklewe takes us through the latest evidence, highlighting the impact of antibiotics, nutrition, and dietary supplements, and discusses how to devise interventions to improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Marion Subklewe

Case Studies

An unusual case of diarrhea

Diarrhea Case Study

An immunocompetent man with no history of gastrointestinal disease presented to the emergency department after passing loose stools four times a day for three days. What was the unexpected cause of his symptoms?

Blastocystis hominis infection presenting as immune thrombocytopenia

Open Access Thrombocytopenia in Children Case Study

Screening for potential predisposing factors is essential in patients with ITP who have poor response to first-line treatment. This unusual case was related to parasitic infection.

ERCP in a low-weight infant with obstruction jaundice

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is used extensively in pediatric patients for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic diseases, but is challenging in infants. Could this technique help?

Mastering chronic pancreatitis pain: A multidisciplinary approach and practical solutions

Severe pain is the most common symptom of chronic pancreatitis. In this live webinar, experts shared the latest insights in pain management for chronic pancreatitis patients. Experts from a range of disciplines discussed pertinent cases and provided practical suggestions for use within clinical practice.

CME-accredited on-demand version coming soon.

Sponsored by: Viatris

Developed by: Springer Healthcare

Current Reviews

A systematic review of the perspectives of botulinum toxin use on the quality of life of neurological patients with drooling

Drooling, also known as excess saliva, is the accumulation of excess saliva in the oral cavity. It commonly occurs in patients with neurological disorders owing to motor dysfunction, making it difficult to coordinate swallowing movements. Saliva …

A comprehensive review of phytoconstituents in liver cancer prevention and treatment: targeting insights into molecular signaling pathways

Primary liver cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the liver. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary liver cancer that usually affects adults. Liver cancer is a fatal global condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite …

PAQR4 oncogene: a novel target for cancer therapy

NSCLC Review Article

Despite decades of basic and clinical research and trials of promising new therapies, cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality due to the emergence of drug resistance to anticancer drugs. These resistance events have a very …

Webinar (Link opens in a new window)

Interact with experts from established amyloidosis centers who can offer you specialized guidance to support your mission to set up a local center. Network with other HCPs in your locality to discuss region-specific challenges in establishing amyloidosis centers. 

Supported by:
  • AstraZeneca and Alexion
Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME
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Webinar

2.0 NVMDL CME points

Severe pain is the most common symptom of chronic pancreatitis. In this live webinar, experts shared the latest insights in pain management for chronic pancreatitis patients. Experts from a range of disciplines discussed pertinent cases and provided practical suggestions for use within clinical practice.

Sponsored by:
  • Viatris
Developed by: Springer Healthcare

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Expert insights, latest news and cutting-edge data reported from The Liver Meeting, Boston covering PBC treatment to arm HCPs with the latest information to optimize patients’ outcomes.

Supported by:
  • Ipsen
Developed by: Springer Healthcare IME

Further Reading

The prognostic value of immune-nutritional status in metastatic colorectal cancer: Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI)

Open Access Colorectal Cancer Research

According to the 2020 GLOBOCAN data, colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in women and the third most common cancer in men, and when evaluated in terms of cancer-related death, it is the third most common cancer that causes death in …

CD200 is overexpressed in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment and predictive of overall survival

Open Access Pancreatic Cancer Research

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with a 5 year survival rate of 13%. This poor survival is attributed, in part, to limited and ineffective treatments for patients with metastatic disease, highlighting a need to identify molecular drivers …

Very-early-onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease in an Infant with a Partial RIPK1 Deletion

Open Access Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Original Article

The monogenic causes of very-early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) have been defined by genetic studies, which were usually related to primary immunodeficiencies. Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase-1 (RIPK1) protein is …

New genetic insights into immunotherapy outcomes in gastric cancer via single-cell RNA sequencing and random forest model

Open Access Gastric Cancer Research

Gastric cancer is universally recognized as a highly fatal malignancy, contributing significantly to global cancer mortality rates [ 1 – 3 ]. Annually, it is responsible for the diagnosis of hundreds of thousands of individuals, frequently at …