Treatment with the combination of cisplatin, epirubicin, L-leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil, referred to as the PELF regimen, has little or no effect on overall or disease-free survival in patients with completely resected gastric cancer, Italian researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Elderly patients with metastatic colon cancer, those between 76 and 80 years of age, have response and survival rates similar to their younger counterparts when given a treatment approach that includes stop-and-go oxaliplatin. Reuters Health Information
The results of a study conducted in two peptic ulcer populations and in healthy controls suggest that the carbon-14-urea breath test (C14-UBT) is more accurate than serology in diagnosing Helicobacter pylori infection. Reuters Health Information
Philip O. Katz, MD, addresses current and emerging roles for acid-suppression therapy in GERD and related conditions, as based on data presented at ACG 2007. Medscape Gastroenterology
Patients who experience daily gastric acid reflux have lower blood pressure than those who experience fewer GERD episodes or none, according to study findings published April 15th by BMC Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
A report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests a role for excess body weight in the transition from healthy hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier state to hepatoma and liver-related death. Reuters Health Information
