GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-07DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.09.003
Laurens A Van Kleef, Willem Pieter Brouwer
{"title":"Reply.","authors":"Laurens A Van Kleef, Willem Pieter Brouwer","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1505-1506"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-29DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.05.027
Ryosuke Sato, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Motoyuki Otsuka
{"title":"A Duodenal Ulcer and Biliopancreatic Lesions: What Is the Culprit?","authors":"Ryosuke Sato, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Motoyuki Otsuka","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.05.027","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.05.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1266-1269"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141184073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.016
Aslihan Ambeskovic, Matthew N McCall, Jonathan Woodsmith, Hartmut Juhl, Hartmut Land
{"title":"Exon-Skipping-Based Subtyping of Colorectal Cancers.","authors":"Aslihan Ambeskovic, Matthew N McCall, Jonathan Woodsmith, Hartmut Juhl, Hartmut Land","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.016","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & aims: </strong>The identification of colorectal cancer (CRC) molecular subtypes has prognostic and potentially diagnostic value for patients, yet reliable subtyping remains unavailable in the clinic. The current consensus molecular subtype (CMS) classification in CRCs is based on complex RNA expression patterns quantified at the gene level. The clinical application of these methods, however, is challenging due to high uncertainty of single-sample classification and associated costs. Alternative splicing, which strongly contributes to transcriptome diversity, has rarely been used for tissue type classification. Here, we present an AS-based CRC subtyping framework sensitive to differential exon use that can be adapted for clinical application.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Unsupervised clustering was used to measure the strength of association between different categories of alternative splicing and CMSs. To build a classifier, the ground truth for CMS labels was derived from expression data quantified at the gene level. Feature selection was achieved through bootstrapping and L1-penalized estimation. The resulting feature space was used to construct a subtype prediction framework applicable to single and multiple samples. The performance of the models was evaluated on unseen CRCs from 2 independent sources (Indivumed, n = 129; The Cancer Genome Atlas, n = 99).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We developed a CRC subtype identifier based on 29 exon-skipping events that accurately classifies unseen tumors and enables more precise differentiation of subtypes characterized by distinct biological and prognostic features as compared to classifiers based on gene expression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Here, we demonstrate that a small number of exon-skipping events can reliably classify CRC subtypes using individual patient specimens in a manner suitable to clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1358-1370.e12"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142055376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.018
Madhumita Premkumar, Radha K Dhiman, Ajay Duseja, Rohit Mehtani, Sunil Taneja, Ekta Gupta, Pankaj Gupta, Anchal Sandhu, Prerna Sharma, Sahaj Rathi, Nipun Verma, Anand V Kulkarni, Harish Bhujade, Sreedhara B Chaluvashetty, Naveen Kalra, Gagandeep S Grover, Jasvinder Nain, K Rajender Reddy
{"title":"Recompensation of Chronic Hepatitis C-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis Following Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy: Prospective Cohort Study From a Hepatitis C Virus Elimination Program.","authors":"Madhumita Premkumar, Radha K Dhiman, Ajay Duseja, Rohit Mehtani, Sunil Taneja, Ekta Gupta, Pankaj Gupta, Anchal Sandhu, Prerna Sharma, Sahaj Rathi, Nipun Verma, Anand V Kulkarni, Harish Bhujade, Sreedhara B Chaluvashetty, Naveen Kalra, Gagandeep S Grover, Jasvinder Nain, K Rajender Reddy","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.018","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & aims: </strong>Chronic hepatitis C-related decompensated cirrhosis is associated with lower sustained virologic response (SVR)-12 rates and variable regression of disease severity after direct-acting antiviral agents. We assessed rates of SVR-12, recompensation (Baveno VII criteria), and survival in such patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between July 2018 and July 2023, patients with decompensated chronic hepatitis C-related cirrhosis after direct-acting antiviral agents treatment were evaluated for SVR-12 and then had 6-monthly follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 6516 patients with cirrhosis, 1152 with decompensated cirrhosis (age 53.2 ± 11.5 years; 63% men; Model for End-stage Liver Disease-Sodium [MELD-Na]: 16.5 ± 4.6; 87% genotype 3) were enrolled. SVR-12 was 81.8% after 1 course; ultimately SVR was 90.8% after additional treatment. Decompensation events included ascites (1098; 95.3%), hepatic encephalopathy (191; 16.6%), and variceal bleeding (284; 24.7%). Ascites resolved in 86% (diuretic withdrawal achieved in 24% patients). Recompensation occurred in 284 (24.7%) at a median time of 16.5 (interquartile range, 14.5-20.5) months. On multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis, low bilirubin (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.6; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.5-0.8; P < 0.001), international normalized ratio (aHR, 0.2; 95% CI, 0.1-0.3; P < 0.001), absence of large esophageal varices (aHR, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.2-0.9; P = 0.048), or gastric varices (aHR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.3-0.7; P = 0.022) predicted recompensation. Portal hypertension progressed in 158 (13.7%) patients, with rebleed in 4%. Prior decompensation with variceal bleeding (aHR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2-2.8; P = 0.042), and presence of large varices (aHR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.3-6.5; P < 0.001) were associated with portal hypertension progression. Further decompensation was seen in 221 (19%); 145 patients died and 6 underwent liver transplantation. A decrease in MELDNa of ≥3 was seen in 409 (35.5%) and a final MELDNa score of <10 was seen in 335 (29%), but 2.9% developed hepatocellular carcinoma despite SVR-12.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SVR-12 in hepatitis C virus-related decompensated cirrhosis in a predominant genotype 3 population led to recompensation in 24.7% of patients over a follow-up of 4 years in a public health setting. Despite SVR-12, new hepatic decompensation evolved in 19% and hepatocellular carcinoma developed in 2.9% of patients. (ClinicalTrials.gov, Number: NCT03488485).</p>","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1429-1445"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142055377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-30DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.024
Roupen Djinbachian, Douglas K Rex, Daniel Von Renteln
{"title":"Reply.","authors":"Roupen Djinbachian, Douglas K Rex, Daniel Von Renteln","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.024","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1499-1500"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142106456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.008
Daniel B Maselli, Lauren L Donnangelo, Chase Wooley, Christopher Chapman, Vivek Kumbhari, Christopher E Mcgowan
{"title":"Endoscopic Gastric Fundal Mucosal Ablation Induces Weight Loss in Adults With Obesity.","authors":"Daniel B Maselli, Lauren L Donnangelo, Chase Wooley, Christopher Chapman, Vivek Kumbhari, Christopher E Mcgowan","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.008","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1457-1459.e3"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141999759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-06-27DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.06.012
Carl Cosgrave, Jack Shembrey, Damian Dowling
{"title":"A Curious Case of Cholestatic Liver Injury.","authors":"Carl Cosgrave, Jack Shembrey, Damian Dowling","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.06.012","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.06.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1270-1273"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141467459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-30DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.027
Uri Ladabaum, Ajitha Mannalithara, Robert E Schoen, Jason A Dominitz, David Lieberman
{"title":"Reply.","authors":"Uri Ladabaum, Ajitha Mannalithara, Robert E Schoen, Jason A Dominitz, David Lieberman","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.027","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.08.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1501-1502"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142106455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
GastroenterologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-30DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.05.037
Zainab Aziz, Sheila Rustgi, Chin Hur
{"title":"Comments on Recently Published Cost-Effectiveness Analyses on Liquid Biopsy for Colorectal Cancer Screening.","authors":"Zainab Aziz, Sheila Rustgi, Chin Hur","doi":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.05.037","DOIUrl":"10.1053/j.gastro.2024.05.037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12590,"journal":{"name":"Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1500-1501"},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142106458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}