Researchers headed by a team at East China University of Science and Technology have developed a bacterial biosensor composed of tiny hydrogel-based microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria ...

GISTs are solid tumors, primarily in the stomach, characterized by KIT and EGFR mutations, with Gleevec as a key treatment. Recent advancements in GIST treatment include multiple TKIs, such as Sutent, ...

Fluoroscopy-free RIRS is successful in some cases, but fluoroscopy should remain available for unexpected intraoperative challenges. In a randomized controlled trial, a fluoroscopy-free technique for ...

A new study casts doubt on international guidelines advising up to a week of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Pooled data from 14 ...

Gastrointestinal cancers, which include colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancer, are rising dramatically in younger adults, though doctors aren’t fully sure why. Even some of the possible causes ...

Adding the immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab (Imfinzi) to the standard chemotherapy regimen of fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin and docetaxel (FLOT) improved event-free survival (EFS) in ...

SEOUL, South Korea, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextbiomedical announced today that its novel hemostatic powder, Nexpowder™, has been published in GUT (Impact Factor: 23), one of the world's most ...

Phase II trial of transarterial chemoembolization followed by sintilimab (anti-PD-1), oxaliplatin, and S-1 combined with either trastuzumab (HER-2 positive) or apatinib (HER-2 negative) as first-line ...

A new form of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a form of personalized cancer immunotherapy, dramatically improved the treatment's effectiveness in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal ...

This newer mode of administration for immunotherapy comes with benefits and risks. It is important for a person to work with a doctor when making treatment decisions for upper gastrointestinal (GI) ...