CONFERENCE NEWS

Liver Cancer Risk May Rise for 2nd-, 3rd-Generation U.S. Mexicans

Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma increased by 35 and 61 percent for second-, third- versus first-generation U.S. Mexicans

• Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk Up With Autoimmune Disease
• Sugar-Sweetened Drinks May Raise Risk for Liver Cancer
• ASCO: ctDNA Analysis Guides Treatment of Stage II Colon Cancer
• DDW: AI Outperforms Patients in Characterizing Stool Samples

OTHER CONFERENCE NEWS

DDW: Cannabinoid Use Ups Sedation Requirements During Endoscopy

However, patients with cannabis use do not have increased awareness or discomfort during procedures

DDW: Cardiovascular Disease More Common in Lean NAFLD Patients

Findings independent of other risk factors like age, sex, race, smoking status, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia

DDW: ‘Alarming’ Rise in Esophageal Cancer, Barrett Esophagus Seen in Middle-Age

Number of endoscopies performed not increasing, despite increased prevalence

DDW: Gallstone Disease May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Incidence

Gallstone presentation may be a missed opportunity for earlier diagnosis

DDW: Antibiotics Up Risk of Older-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Findings regardless of antibiotic class and with a dose-response relationship

Hypertension, CHD Risk Up With History of Allergic Disorders

Risk for hypertension highest for those age 18 to 57 years; CHD risk highest for those aged 39 to 57 years, men, Blacks

Physician-Led Anesthesia Model May Optimize GI Endoscopy Cases

In-room to scope-in time decreased for combined, upper, and lower GI endoscopy procedures with monitored anesthesia care

Combo Immunotherapy Ups Survival in Advanced Liver Cancer

Overall survival, but not progression-free survival, improved with tremelimumab plus durvalumab versus sorafenib for unresectable HCC

Adding Immunotherapy to Chemo Ups Survival in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

Overall survival, progression-free survival prolonged in those receiving durvalumab versus placebo in addition to gemcitabine and cisplatin

ASTRO: EBRT Underused in Liver Cancer Patients Awaiting Transplant

Only 3.6 percent of patients received external-beam radiation therapy alone or in combination with other liver-directed bridging therapies

ASTRO: Long-Term AEs Similar for Shorter-Course RT After Prostatectomy

No difference seen in change scores for patient-reported GU, GI toxicity at 24 months with hypofractionated, conventionally fractionated RT

ACS: Surgery May Follow Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Appendicitis

At one and two years, 40 and 46 percent of patients initially receiving antibiotics underwent subsequent appendectomy

ACS: Attitudes Toward CRC Screening Changed During Pandemic

Use of fecal occult blood test up during pandemic; more than half of respondents willing to do at-home FOBT in lieu of colonoscopy

AAP: Magnets, Electronics Foreign Body Ingestion Up During COVID-19

No increase found in foreign body ingestions overall, but proportion of magnets and electronics FBI increased significantly

IDSA: C. difficile Prevalent in Non-Health Care Settings

In United States, positivity rate highest at private residences and outdoor environments versus public buildings