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New Advances in Gastric Diagnostics: Smaller is Better

... and a small radio transmitter, is attached to the esophageal wall at 5 cm above the lower esophageal sphincter, using a proprietary endoscopic delivery system. Normally patients are unaware of the caps...

NCI Researchers Discover Genes That Are Turned on at High Levels in Tumor-associated Blood Vessels of Mice and Humans

...-associated blood vesselsfrom colon, lung, breast, esophageal and bladder cancers. Inaddition, the protein was also found to be frequently overexpressedby the tumor cells themselves, indicating that a suitableinhibitory molecule might be able to deliver a double blow -- oneto the tumor cells themselves and the ...

Dynogen's DDP733 Reduces Reflux in Phase 1b GERD Study

- DDP733 reduces esophageal reflux - Waltham, Mass., June 7, 2007 – Dyn...f leftuntreated, complications of GERD can include esophageal erosions orulcers and abnormal narrowing of the esophagus. Years ofchronic heartburn, left untreate...

Dynogen Reports Positive Results in Phase 1B GERD Study

...f left untreated,complications of GERD can include esophageal erosions or ulcers andabnormal narrowing of the es...s of chronic heartburn,left untreated, can lead to esophageal cancer, currently thefastest growing cancer in the United States. NGERD is theoccurrence of GERD at ...

Palatin Technologies and King Pharmaceuticals Report Data Showing Improvements in Sexual Relationship and Self-Esteem in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction Treated with Bremelanotide

...were considered likely related tobremelanotide; an esophageal tear, secondary to emesis, and anincident of prolonged erection. About Bremelanotide Bremelanotide is the first in a new class of drugs calledmelanocortin receptor agonists. It is being developed jointly byPalatin Technologies and King Pharmaceutic...

NCCN Updates Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Guidelines

...ne (Xeloda(R),Roche) as an option for treatment of esophageal and gastric cancer.The REAL 2 study, the largest e...triplet regimens usedfor the treatment of advanced esophageal and gastric cancer. A new page entitled "Principles of Surgery" was added to outlinerecommended NCC...

FDA MedWatch: Avastin (bevacizumab) and Formation of Tracheoesophageal Fistula in a Recent Clinical Study in Patients with Limited-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

...E fistula have alsobeen reported in other lung and esophageal cancer studies usingAvastin and chemotherapy alone or with concurrent radiationtreatment. Avastin is not approved for the treatment of SCLC. The currentprescribing information includes a description of gastrointestinaltract fistula formation in pa...

DUSA Pharmaceuticals Receives Orphan Drug Desi gnation for Levulan PDT to Treat Esophage al Dysplasia

...Cl) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)for the treatment of esophageal dysplasia. This disease occurs insome patients wit...eading cause ofesophageal cancer. The incidence of esophageal cancer is one of themost rapidly growing in the U.S., with more than 11,000 newdiagnoses each year. ...

Addex Achieves Statistically Significant Outcome in Phase IIa Clinical Trial With ADX10059 in Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease

...ievedits primary objective, the control of 24-hour esophageal pH, withstatistical significance, and also showed ...the duration of acid reflux episodes,determined by esophageal pH measurement, was significantly reducedthroughout the 24-hour period (p = 0.013). Importantly, nig...