Combination treatment with albumin and the vasopressin analogue terlipressin can improve renal function in patients with hepatorenal syndrome and advanced liver disease, according to new research. Reuters Health Information
The amount of weight lost within the first few months after gastric bypass surgery is a key determinant of whether severe type 2 diabetes will go into remission, according to surgeons at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Reuters Health Information
Insulin resistance is a major determinant of advanced hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C resulting from genotype 1 (G1-HCV), especially in the presence of severe necroinflammation, according to study findings published in the May issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Long-term follow-up of chronic pancreatitis patients who underwent the pylorus-preserving variant of the Whipple resection procedure shows that results are ultimately comparable to those achieved using the more recent Frey organ-sparing extended drainage approach, according to German researchers. Reuters Health Information
The cytokine interleukin 21 (IL-21) is overproduced in the intestinal mucosa of patients with untreated celiac disease (CD), where it helps to sustain the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), according to a study by Italian and British researchers published in the July issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information
In this Expert Interview from ASCO 2008, Dr. Neal Meropol discusses practice-changing implications of newly reported findings regarding K-RAS status and other biomarker assessments. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Recent colorectal cancer studies are helping to define the role of targeted therapies in the adjuvant setting and delineate how genetic mutations may predict response to targeted treatments. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Bret Lashner, MD, explores current and emerging issues in nonbiologic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease, as based on key data presented during DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
Scott Plevy, MD, discusses emerging issues in biologic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease, as based on key data presented during DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, reviews the current state of the field regarding the etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of upper GI functional disorders, as based on key sessions at DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
