Gastroenterology/Hepatology: What You May Have Missed in 2025.

Abstract

During 2025, gastroenterology and hepatology experienced advances in treatment and surveillance of common diseases. Technological innovations have been reported that may positively affect patients worldwide. New drug options for treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis are emerging, and old drugs have new indications and patterns of use for common gastroenterologic diseases. The 9 articles featured here were selected because they represent important information for clinicians who are not gastroenterologists but who often diagnose, treat, and follow patients with gastroenterologic conditions. Two randomized trials address potential overtreatment of patients with Barrett esophagus without high-grade dysplasia and patients with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis. For clinicians who care for patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction, 2 new randomized trials now provide evidence that a new endoscopic approach is a good alternative to traditional surgical gastroenterostomy or duodenal stenting. Aspirin is emerging as promising adjuvant therapy for patients with colorectal cancer that is positive for PI3K pathway alterations, and fecal microbiota transplantation has been shown to be noninferior to standard vancomycin for patients with a first episode of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection. Finally, a randomized trial showed that structured exercise and training for patients with colon cancer after surgery and adjuvant oncologic treatment reduce recurrence and increase survival.