Gastroenterology

Results from both studies showed the safety of filgotinib for the treatment of ulcerative colitis compared to placebo treatment groups.

Nearly half of patients with IBD in remission experienced abdominal pain, which was associated with sex, fatigue, and depressive symptoms.

Although intervention increased HCV RNA testing compared to patients in the standard of care group, treatment uptake was unaffected.

The greatest level of treatment discontinuation was seen among patients aged 18-24 years, highlighting an increased risk of early disease relapse.

The potassium-competitive acid blocker drug class is coming to US digestive disease management. How does it fare to standard antacids and PPIs for GERD?

Findings showed colonization with toxigenic C. difficile was associated with a greater risk of CDI during hospitalization than cross-transmission.

Jordan Baeker Bispo, PhD, MPH, discusses the importance of colorectal cancer screening, why clinician screening recommendations are so important, and how patient-clinician communication gaps should be addressed.

Survey results showed patients with a history of live biotherapeutic product therapy preferred rectally administered treatment while patients who had not received live biotherapeutic product therapy would be willing to consider it.

Patients with CDI and COVID-19 faced a higher risk of mortality and had higher CCI scores, a longer length of stay, and greater total hospital costs than patients infected with COVID-19 but not CDI.

Analysis showed a higher proportion of patients with CD with NAFLD, varying across studies and regions.

Risankizumab outperformed ustekinumab in rates of clinical remission at week 24 and rates of endoscopic remission at week 48, meeting both primary endpoints of the phase 3 trial.

Investigators called attention to low patient-reported levels of clinician recommendation for colorectal cancer screening during wellness visits, noting the prevalence was lowest among those without insurance and without a usual source of care.

Results from the study found independent associations between handgrip strength, abPG-SGA, and SaskIBD-NRT with risk of IBD-related hospitalization, further noting clinical frailty scale and subjective global assessment were not associated with risk of hospitalization.

Investigators noted improved liver function, increased prevalence of anemia, and decreased hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit index, and estimated glomerular filtration rate among patients with HCV after 12 weeks of DAA treatment.

Results from RESPONSE show seladelpar may improve measures of disease activity and reduce symptom burden in patients with PBC.

Patients with CDI treated with oral metronidazole experienced significantly more first-line drug changes compared to those on fidaxomicin, although there were no significant differences observed in the global or clinical cure rate between the two treatments.

Investigators observed higher rates of clinical and endoscopic remission among patients with UC treated with FMT compared to those on control treatments, further noting comparable rates of adverse reactions between the groups.

Vedolizumab, anti-TNF, and 5-ASA treatments were not linked to an increased risk of CDI, but investigators noted other baseline variables were significantly associated with CDI risk in patients with IBD.

The clinical trial compared outcomes in patients with NAFLD on a resistant starch diet to a control group over a 4-month period, with results suggesting microbiota dietary supplements may improve liver conditions.

Results from the retrospective cohort study indicated viral eradication with DAAs after liver transplantation improved liver function and patient survival after a long-term follow-up, even in cirrhotic patients.

Results from the study found a high risk of CDI associated with clindamycin and low risk associated with doxycycline and minocycline, also highlighting variation in CDI risk within and between classes of antibiotics.

Carolina Mangas-Sanjuan, MD, PhD, discusses findings from her research on the use of artificial intelligence computer-aided detection in colonoscopies in this Q&A with HCPLive.

A population-based cohort study highlighted an association between AD and IBD with risk varying by age, AD severity, and subtype of IBD.

Findings from cross-sectional and predictive analyses of patients with UC treated with upadacitinib revealed HEMR and HEMI are associated with positive long-term clinical outcomes.

Results from two recent studies highlight the potential benefits and limitations of using artificial intelligence technologies in colonoscopies.