Can bacteria-free, sterile faecal filtrate match conventional faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent C difficile infection? Dina Kao (University of Alberta) unpacks a landmark multicentre trial that tested this hypothesis, and we discuss what it tells us about the role of living organisms in the therapeutic effects of microbiota-based therapies. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00190-6/fulltext Continue this conve...
Do wheat or gluten trigger IBS symptoms? We spoke to Premysl Bercik about a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled crossover trial that challenged adults with IBS—who reported benefit from a gluten-free diet—with wheat, gluten, or a gluten-free sham to test symptom and behavioural responses. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00090-1/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://bsky...
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....
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 Cont...
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://inst...
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...
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://ins...
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/ h...
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/PII...
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.bs...
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://in...
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/compa...
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/thela...
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://fac...
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:...
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.co...
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.linked...
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....
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/l...
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://i...