Can a multi-metabolite blood test improve early pancreatic cancer detection? We spoke to Julia Mayerle about the METAPAC study, which sought to validate the ability of plasma metabolic signatures to find resectable tumors and reduce unnecessary invasive procedures in high-risk patients. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article ... Show More
Nov 28
Dina Kao on a trial of lyophilised sterile faecal filtrate versus lyophilised conventional donor stool for recurrent Clostridiodes difficile infection
Can bacteria-free, sterile faecal filtrate match conventional faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent C difficile infection? Dina Kao (University of Alberta) unpacks a landmark multicentre trial that tested this hypothesis, and we discuss what it tells us about the role o ... Show More
15m 55s
Nov 20
Premysl Bercik on a double-blind crossover trial of gluten and wheat in IBS
<p>Do wheat or gluten trigger IBS symptoms? </p><p>We spoke to Premysl Bercik about a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled crossover trial that challenged adults with IBS—who reported benefit from a gluten-free diet—with wheat, gluten, or a gluten-free sham to test symptom a ... Show More
16m 21s
Apr 2025
Salvatore Piano on the global epidemiology of acute kidney injury in hospitalised patients with decompensated cirrhosis
<p>How does acute kidney injury presentation and management differ globally for patients hospitalised with cirrhosis? </p><p>We spoke to Salvatore Piano, corresponding author of the landmark International Club of Ascites GLOBAL AKI study, about new data on regional variations in ... Show More
19m 5s
Nov 6
Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Cancer
Send us a textNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob explore pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers through four patient cases packed with clinical pearls.We begin with a 63-year-old man presenting with painless jaundice, pruritus, and weight loss. Zach ... Show More
36m 59s
Oct 2025
Esophageal & Gastric Cancer
Send us a textNinja Nerds!In this episode of the Ninja Nerd Podcast, Zach and Rob discuss two high-yield, board-relevant cases highlighting the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma and intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma.We begin with a 56-year-old ma ... Show More
28m 56s
Sep 2025
Episode 65. Circulating Tumor DNA in DLBCL with Dr. Ash Alizadeh and Dr. David Russler-Germain
In this episode of Blood Cancer Talks, hosts Eddie, Ashwin, and Raj welcome two distinguished experts to explore the cutting-edge field of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in B-cell lymphomas. Dr. David Russler-Germain, a lymphoma clinician from Siteman Cancer Centre at Washington U ... Show More
53m 8s