The European health authorities recently approved toripalimab for first-line esophageal squamous cell ... treated PD-L1 refractory squamous cell histology in less inflamed tumors, most recently ...

Objective: To evaluate the role of chromohysteroscopy in improving diagnostic accuracy of endometrial biopsy in cases of AUB. Design: Cross sectional interventional study. Materials and Methods: This ...

The cancer typically begins in the inner layer of the esophagus wall and grows outward, but it can start anywhere. Esophageal cancer is a rare cancer, accounting for just 1 percent of cancer cases ...

Greater attention to gastric premalignant conditions should help reduce the incidence of gastric cancer and increase the ...

Heartburn, also called acid indigestion, is an irritation of the esophagus caused by acid that refluxes (comes back up) from the stomach. When swallowing, food passes down the throat and through ...

Data are accumulating that emphasize the important role of the intestinal barrier and intestinal permeability for health and disease. However, these terms are poorly defined, their assessment is a ...

Dr. Soumekh gave a brief summary of the structure and function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: The esophagus is a long muscular tube with a top and bottom valve. Food moves from the mouth through ...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in the first-line treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and identify factors influencing ...

Paying attention to meal timing, like avoiding late-night eating, helps keep reflux under control. The esophageal sphincter is a muscle at the bottom of your esophagus that acts like a one-way door.

Such disruption may lower the melanomagenesis threshold of these pigment cells. Figure 1 Histology of adult human skin. The epidermal layers of the skin are composed mostly of keratinocytes (90%) and ...