Leading article
Thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists: new MASLD therapies
Byrne CD, Targher G, Tilg H. Thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists: new MASLD therapies on the horizon. Gut 2024; 73: 573-581. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330596
Colon
Blood-based colorectal cancer screening in an integrated health system
Coronado G, Jenkins C, Shuster E. et al. Blood-based colorectal cancer screening in an integrated health system: a randomised trial of patient adherence. Gut 2024; 73:622-628. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330980.
IBD
Early-life diet and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a pooled study in two Scandinavian birth cohorts
Guo A, Ludvigsson J, Brantsaeter A, et al. Early-life diet and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a pooled study in two Scandinavian birth cohorts. Gut 2024; 73: 590-600. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330971.
Oesophageal
10-year follow-up results of the European Achalasia Trial: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing pneumatic dilation with laparoscopic Heller myotomy
Boeckxstaens G, Elsen S, Belmans A, et al. 10-year follow-up results of the European Achalasia Trial: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing pneumatic dilation with laparoscopic Heller myotomy. Gut 2024; 73:582-589. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-331374.
Hepatology
Endoscopic variceal ligation versus propranolol for the primary prevention of oesophageal variceal bleeding in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: an open-label, two-centre, randomised controlled trial
Yang T, Chen W, Hou M, et al. Endoscopic variceal ligation versus propranolol for the primary prevention of oesophageal variceal bleeding in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: an open-label, two-centre, randomised controlled trial. Gut 2024; 73: 682-690. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330419
Pancreas
Protein biomarkers and alternatively methylated cell-free DNA detect early-stage pancreatic cancer
Ben-Ami R, Wang Q, Zhang J, et al. Protein biomarkers and alternatively methylated cell-free DNA detect early-stage pancreatic cancer. Gut 2024; 73: 639-648. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-331074
Reviewers
- Dr Keith Pohl, South West Endoscopy Training Academy Leadership Fellow and Gastroenterology Registrar, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK
- Dr Nurulamin Noor, Clinical Lecturer in Gastroenterology, University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK
- Dr Gaurav Nigam, NIHR Clinical Research Fellow, University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK
- Dr Brian Ho, Honorary Clinical Research Fellow and Gastroenterology Registrar, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Dr Anahita Sharma, Gastroenterology Registrar, Department of Gastroenterology, East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, Burnley, UK
- Dr Akudo Nwaogu, Gastroenterology Registrar, Department of Gastroenterology, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
BSG GUT Highlights is edited by Dr Philip J Smith, Honorary Consultant Luminal Gastroenterologist, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mount Vernon, Liverpool, UK. Dr Smith is the Digital and Education Editor of GUT, Deputy Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology and Associate Editor of BMJ Open Gastroenterology.
Funding
The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests
None declared.
Provenance and peer review
Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.