GI & Endoscopy

Denver-based The Urology Center of Colorado, Golden-based Surgical Specialists of Colorado and Denver Heart and Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology are partnering to host the 9th Annual State-Of-The-Art Symposium, Oct. 20 in Denver. 

Here are the most read gastroenterology stories for the week of Oct. 4 through Oct. 10:

University of Texas in Houston gastroenterology researcher Keping Xie, PhD, is under investigation for allegedly possessing child pornorgraphy and committing economic espionage, NBC News reports.

Khaled Issa, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic's Westlake-based North Ohio Gastroenterology.

Here are seven updates on GI companies from the past week:

Positive multitarget stool DNA tests led to more patients undergoing diagnostic colonoscopies and more colorectal neoplasia diagnoses, according to a poster presented at ACG 2018, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia.

Takeda is presenting long-term efficacy and real-world data for Entyvio at ACG 2018 in Philadelphia Oct. 5-10.

A single dose of Janssen Pharmaceuticals' Stelara induced clinical remission in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to data presented at the ACG 2018, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia.

CDx Diagnostics presented Wide Area Transepithelial Sampling with 3D Tissue Analysis data showing crypt dysplasia played a role in high-grade esophageal dysplasia and esophageal cancer at ACG 18, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia.

CSA Medical received $23 million in venture debt and equity financing to advance its pair of cryospray therapies.