ONCOLOGY

Results from a meta-analysis of 10 randomised controlled trials.

The strategy could be especially appropriate with baseline or high risk for peripheral neuropathy.

A large Korean trial finds a test-and-treat strategy in this population works.

The test shows high specificity, sensitivity, and predicted tissue of origin.

Due to a lack of evidence, there is disagreement among guidelines and consensus reports as to whether test and treat H pylori among individuals with a first-degree relative history of gastric cancer.

The drug is the first therapy approved for GIST with PDGFRA exon 18 mutations.

The draft decision is open for public consultation until 24 January

LNR may have more prognostic value than N staging.

Data from 146,152 adults participating in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian cancer screening trial.

MIS has fewer postoperative complications, which may increase use of adjuvant chemotherapy.

For experienced surgeons, the authors say that laparoscopy-assisted digital gastrectomy should be the standard treatment in this population.

The document updates European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines first published in 2016.

Patients with mild-to-moderate gastric atrophy, when cured of H pylori, should undergo endoscopic surveillance beyond 10 years.

The study was the first attempt to validate the AJCC clinical classification system for gastric cancer.