Each month the Co-Editors-in-Chief Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj and Dr. Millie Long interview authors of clinically relevant articles published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology (AJG). A must-listen for any practicing gastroenterologist.
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New Meta-Analysis Shows No Protective Effect of 5-ASA Against CRC in IBD
Findings from a new meta-analysis focusing on non-referral studies suggest that 5-Aminosalicylic Acid offers little, if any, protection against colorectal cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In a conversation with AJG Co-Editor Dr. Paul Moayyedi, co-investigators Geoffrey C. Nguyen, MD, PhD, FRCPC and Charles N. Bernstein, MD explain why their findings conflict with previous clinic-based population studies and why 5-ASA should not be prescribed to IBD patients solely for their putative effects against CRC.