Can a multi-metabolite blood test improve early pancreatic cancer detection? We spoke to Julia Mayerle about the METAPAC study, which sought to validate the ability of plasma metabolic signatures to find resectable tumors and reduce unnecessary invasive procedures in high-risk patients. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00056-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_June_25_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... h...
Jun 19, 2025•27 min
How does acute kidney injury presentation and management differ globally for patients hospitalised with cirrhosis? We spoke to Salvatore Piano, corresponding author of the landmark International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI study, about new data on regional variations in severity, phenotype, treatment, and outcomes across 5 continents. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00006-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this...
Apr 09, 2025•19 min
John Chia discusses the results of the ASCOLT trial, which explored the effect of aspirin after completion of standard adjuvant therapy for patients with colorectal cancer. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00387-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.c...
Mar 06, 2025•13 min
Hannes Hagström discusses a study investigating the feasibility of screening for advanced liver fibrosis alongside retina scanning in people with type 2 diabetes. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00313-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.com/thelanc...
Jan 10, 2025•21 min
Cathy Lu (University of Calgary) discusses a consensus statement on the use of intestinal ultrasound for assessing and monitoring small bowel strictures in Crohn's disease. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00265-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.c...
Dec 12, 2024•11 min
Peter De Cruz (University of Melbourne) discusses the PREDICT-UC trial of intensified versus standard dose infliximab induction therapy for steroid-refractory acute severe ulcerative colitis. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00200-0?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://i...
Nov 06, 2024•15 min
Shahida Din (Western General Hospital, Edinburgh) and Beatriz Gros (Reina Sofía University Hospital, Cordoba) discuss two new papers on the harms associated with receiving placebo in induction and maintenance trials of biological therapies and small molecules in inflammatory bowel disease. Read the full articles: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00264-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS246...
Nov 01, 2024•34 min
Arndt Vogel (Toronto General Hospital) discusses the NALIRICC trial of nanoliposomal irinotecan added to fluorouracil plus leucovorin in patients with cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma previously treated with gemcitabine-based therapies. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00119-5?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.soc...
Jul 31, 2024•18 min
Nancy Baxter (University of Melbourne) discusses a population-based study on the duration of risk reduction in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality after a complete colonoscopy. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00084-0?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram....
Jul 01, 2024•25 min
Sanna Nybacka and Magnus Simrén (University of Gothenburg) discuss the CARIBS randomised controlled trial of a low FODMAP diet versus a low-carbohydrate diet versus pharmacological treatment in IBS. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00045-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/lang...
May 17, 2024•23 min
Nuru Noor (University of Cambridge) discusses the PROFILE trial of biomarker-stratified treatment strategies in people with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(24)00034-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgrou...
May 07, 2024•20 min
Yusuke Shimakawa (Institut Pasteur) discusses the development and evaluation of a simple score for hepatitis B treatment eligibility in Africa. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00449-1?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com...
Apr 22, 2024•21 min
Mads Israelsen (Odense University Hospital) discusses a study to validate the new nomenclature of steatotic liver disease in patients with a history of excessive alcohol intake. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00443-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instag...
Mar 12, 2024•17 min
Louise Dye (University of Leeds) discusses a trial exploring the role of expectancy and gluten ingestion on symptoms in people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00317-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.com/thelan...
Mar 01, 2024•23 min
Tzu-Chan Hong (National Taiwan University Cancer Centre) discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis on primary antibiotic resistance of Helicobacter pylori between 1990 and 2022 in the Asia-Pacific region. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00281-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/...
Dec 19, 2023•15 min
Sarah Moen (Erasmus University Medical Center) discusses a retrospective cohort study examining the risk of metachronous colorectal cancer after partial or extensive colectomy in carriers of different pathogenic Lynch syndrome variants. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00228-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social...
Nov 29, 2023•15 min
Anna Emilie Kann (Zealand University Hospital, Denmark) discusses a population-based study done in Denmark exploring the causes of mortality in patients with alcohol-related liver disease. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00192-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ htt...
Oct 12, 2023•16 min
Robert Krouse (University of Pennsylvania) discusses the pragmatic S1316 trial of surgical versus non-surgical management for patients with malignant small bowel obstruction. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00191-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram...
Sep 13, 2023•17 min
Marc Rothenberg (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine) discusses a new trial assessing the efficacy and safety of benralizumab in patients with eosinophilic gastritis, and how the surprising findings might change our understanding of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00145-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https:/...
Aug 10, 2023•14 min
Michael Pavlides (University of Oxford) discusses work by the LITMUS Consortium on the prognostic performance of non-invasive tests in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00017-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://...
Jul 12, 2023•18 min
Jasmohan Bajaj (Virginia Commonwealth University and Central Virginia Veterans Healthcare System, Richmond, VA, USA), on behalf of the CLEARED Consortium, discusses a prospective observational cohort study examining global disparities in mortality and liver transplantation in hospitalised patients with cirrhosis. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00098-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_langas Continue this conversation on soci...
Jun 07, 2023•13 min
Adelina Artenie (University of Bristol, UK) discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the incidence of HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs, and associations with age and sex or gender. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00018-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_langas_lancet Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/compa...
May 10, 2023•17 min
Johan Burisch (Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark) discusses the findings and recommendations of The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission on the cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings. Read the Commission here: The cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.com/thelanc...
Apr 12, 2023•20 min
Edouard Louis (University Hospital CHU of Liège) discusses the SPARE randomised controlled trial of infliximab or concomitant immunosuppressant withdrawal in patients with Crohn’s disease. Read the full article: Withdrawal of infliximab or concomitant immunosuppressant therapy in patients with Crohn's disease on combination therapy (SPARE) Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ h...
Feb 08, 2023•22 min
Paula Ghaneh (University of Liverpool) discusses the ESPAC5 randomised controlled trial of short-course neoadjuvant therapy compared with immediate surgery for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Read the full article: Immediate surgery compared with short-course neoadjuvant gemcitabine plus capecitabine, FOLFIRINOX, or chemoradiotherapy in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (ESPAC5) Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... ...
Jan 23, 2023•20 min
Dan Turner (Shaare Zedek Medical Center) discusses the VEDOKIDS study on the safety, effectiveness, and dosing of vedolizumab in children with IBD. Read the full article: Outcomes, dosing, and predictors of vedolizumab treatment in children with inflammatory bowel disease (VEDOKIDS) Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/t...
Jan 06, 2023•15 min
Simon Baunwall (Aarhus University Hospital) discusses the EarlyFMT trial, a randomized placebo-controlled trial of faecal microbiota transplantation for first or second Clostridioides difficile infection. Read the full article: Faecal microbiota transplantation for first or second Clostridioides difficile infection (EarlyFMT) Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instagr...
Nov 09, 2022•15 min
James Alexander (Imperial College London) discusses the latest findings from the VIP case-control study, which is investigating COVID-19 vaccine immune responses in immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Read the full article: COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody and T-cell responses in immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease after the third vaccine dose (VIP) Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.b...
Oct 05, 2022•14 min
Filip Knop (University of Copenhagen) discusses a trial of liraglutide versus colesevelam for the treatment of bile acid diarrhoea. Read the full article: Safety and efficacy of liraglutide versus colesevelam for the treatment of bile acid diarrhoea: a randomised, double-blind, active-comparator, non-inferiority clinical trial Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/langastro/ https://instag...
Sep 07, 2022•15 min
Edward Kim (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) discusses the single-arm RASER study of radiation segmentectomy for patients with unresectable very early to early stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Read the full article: Radiation segmentectomy for curative intent of unresectable very early to early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (RASER): a single-centre, single-arm study Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky.app/profile/lancetgastrohep.bsky.social https://ww...
Aug 04, 2022•14 min
