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Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection who consume high levels of alcohol are at increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), as suggested in a retrospective study from China.

Some biomarkers of one-carbon metabolism are associated with toxicities induced by chemotherapy in patients with stage II‒III colorectal cancer (CRC), suggests a study.

Use of aspirin after curative-intent treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases does not appear to improve disease-free survival and is even associated with reduced overall survival and more serious adverse events (AEs), according to the phase III ASAC trial

In patients with decompensated cirrhosis and sarcopenia, dietitian-supervised intensive nutritional therapy yielded greater improvements in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical performance compared with routine physician-led guideline-based dietary advice, as shown in a study.

Treatment with non-enteric-coated pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (NEPERT) does not appear to relieve pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis, according to a study.

Medical–behavioural therapy helps reduce the frequency of incontinence (FI) episodes and improve quality of life in less than a quarter of patients with moderate-to-severe FI, as shown in a study.

Several patients with advanced upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer do not receive treatment, reveals a study in an urban safety-net population.

Biochemical response (BR) rates do not differ between entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), but virologic (VR) and complete response (CR) rates are modestly higher with TAF, reveals a study.