Experimental Gastric Cancer Drug Enters Early Trial
Athenex and Eli Lilly and Company are conducting a phase 1b clinical trial for advanced gastric cancer on the combination of Oraxol... Read More
Curcumin sensitizes human gastric cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil through inhibition of the NFκB survival-signaling pathway
A recent DovePress study found the combination of curcumin and 5-FU inhibited gastric cancer growth and induction of potent apoptosis in resistant... Read More
Heartburn Drugs and Stomach Cancer Link Studied
How are heart burn medications and gastric cancer related? Researchers found patients taking proton pump inhibitors for longer periods are at higher... Read More
Association between CHFR gene hypermethylation and gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis
A meta-analysis shows methylation of CHFR is significantly associated with increased risk of gastric cancer. Methylation changes the activity of a DNA... Read More
PPI Use Tied to Increased Risk of Gastric Polyps
New research from Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology shows long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with increased risk of fundic gland... Read More
Human papillomavirus as a potential risk factor for gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of 1,917 cases
A recent analysis looked across 30 studies to see whether Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are causally associated with gastric cancer, finding HPV could... Read More
Athenex and Lilly Enter Clinical Collaboration Agreement
Athenex, Inc is conducting a Phase 1b study to evaluate the safety of oraxol (paclitaxel) in combination with Eli Lilly and Company’s... Read More
Halozyme and Genentech to Collaborate on Clinical Cancer Trials
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. has partnered with Genentech to conduct clinical studies to evaluate Halozyme’s investigational drug PEGPH20 in six tumor types, starting... Read More
New advances in imaging to enhance the detection of GI cancers
A new imaging technique is under development for detecting and characterizing early cancerous changes in the gastrointestinal tract. Using a standard endoscopy... Read More
New receptors discovered for stomach germ Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that can colonize the stomach and increase risk of developing gastric cancer. A research team has discovered... Read More