Advances in Small Bowel Cancer Generate New NCCN Guidelines

Oct 20, 2019 – A new set of recommendations for the treatment of small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA), a relatively rare type cancer of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, have been created by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). The guidelines are the first in the United States and second in the world to recommend treatments specific to the malignancy, which is often diagnosed at advanced stages. Historical management of the disease followed recommendations … (leggi tutto)