Proteomic profiling using surface enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) can accurately identify liver cancer, Boston-based researchers report in the January issue of Clinical Cancer Research. Reuters Health Information
Although home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is still the primary option for treating intestinal failure, intestinal transplantation can be a life-saving alternative, according to a 3-year prospective study by European researchers, published in the July issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
Oral capecitabine is as effective as infused fluorouracil and oxaliplatin is as effective as cisplatin and might be an alternative first therapy in patients with advanced esophagogastric cancer. Medscape Medical News
Rifaximin may significantly improve quality-of-life symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and diarrhea, according to a secondary-analysis study evaluating data from a large multicenter phase 2 trial. Medscape Medical News
Commentary on a study on the management of colon perforations following colonoscopy, published July 2008 in the Archives of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery
Cyclosporine therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a high frequency of minor and major adverse events, according to a retrospective study. Reuters Health Information
