Input Sought on Upcoming GEA Guideline Update

The College of American Pathologists is encouraging gastroenterologists and other stakeholders to weigh in on draft ...

MAY 29, 2025

Four Gene Sequence Mutations Correlate With High Gastric Cancer Mortality Rates

Investigators have identified four genes with mutations linked to the development and progression of gastric ...

MAY 4, 2025

Keytruda Receives Traditional Approval for Some Patients With HER2-Positive Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma

The FDA has approved pembrolizumab with trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the ...

MARCH 28, 2025

EHR-Based Risk Model Shows Potential To Improve Gastric Cancer Screening

A groundbreaking new study supports the potential of electronic health records as a tool for predicting the risk ...

MARCH 12, 2025

Tevimbra Approved for Treatment of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers in Combination With Chemo

The FDA has approved tislelizumab in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of unresectable or ...

JANUARY 15, 2025

FDA Approves Opdivo Qvantig for Subcutaneous Injection

The FDA approved nivolumab plus hyaluronidase (Opdivo Qvantig, Bristol Myers Squibb) for an array of GI cancers.

JANUARY 8, 2025

Gastric Metaplasia Confers High Risk For Cancer in Study of Mostly White Patients

Patients with gastric intestinal metaplasia had a 19-fold higher risk of developing gastric cancer than those who ...

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Large Analysis Finds No Need for 5-FU Bolus in Some GI Cancer Regimens

Omitting a bolus of 5-FU as part of a FOLFOX, FOLFIRI or FOLFIRINOX regimen in patients with metastatic ...

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Vyloy With Chemotherapy Approved for Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

The FDA has approved zolbetuximab for the first-line treatment of adults with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal ...

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

New Guideline for H. pylori Changes Primary Treatment Recommendation

The American College of Gastroenterology updated its 2017 guideline for treating Helicobacter pylori.

OCTOBER 2, 2024

GI Cancer Imaging, Resection and H. pylori Treatment

This month’s Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights focuses on GI cancers, specifically colon and gastric cancers.

APRIL 11, 2024

High-Risk Groups Would Benefit From Gastric Cancer Screening

Although there's not universal screening for gastric cancer in the United States, high-risk groups deserve ...

APRIL 9, 2024