March 11th 2024
Dr Wainberg discusses the FDA approval of first-line NALIRIFOX for patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
February 13th 2024
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the FDA approval of NALIRIFOX for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
March 9th 2023
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the rationale behind the phase 3 NAPOLI 3 trial in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
January 22nd 2023
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the evaluation of liposomal irinotecan plus 5-fluorouracil leucovorin, and oxaliplatin vs nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in the phase 3 NAPOLI 3 trial in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
January 17th 2023
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses standard frontline treatment approaches for patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and highlights data supporting the use of tislelizumab in combination with chemotherapy in ESCC.
September 20th 2021
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the importance of enrolling patients with colorectal cancer to clinical trials, despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19.
June 22nd 2021
A brief discussion regarding current data and interest in treating appropriate patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with potent KRAS G12C selective inhibitors.
Drs Jaffer A. Ajani and Zev A. Wainberg comment on current obstacles surrounding the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and consider the future use of ctDNA as more is learned about the disease.
June 15th 2021
Best practices for managing skin rashes associated with anti-EGFR therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Recommendations for treating patients with relapsed/refractory metastatic colorectal cancer in the third-line or later settings with regorafenib or TAS-102 therapy.
June 8th 2021
The importance of aligning second-line treatment decisions with patient goals in metastatic colorectal cancer, and the benefits of treating patients with biweekly cetuximab, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reactions to recent changes approved by the FDA to the dosing schedule of cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer and the value of real-word data on clinical practice patterns in the community when administering this drug.
June 1st 2021
Treatment approaches available for patients with newly diagnosed metastatic colorectal cancer that is RAS wild type and factors that impact decisions for utilizing a 2-drug versus 3-drug regimen.
Drs Jaffer A. Ajani and Zev A. Wainberg comment on the rationale for conducting full next-generation sequencing panels on patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and explain how to best utilize information provided to inform treatment decisions.
May 25th 2021
The significance of studying genomics in metastatic colorectal cancer and an overview of actionable targets that can be tested for to help in treatment decisions for newly diagnosed disease.
Dr Jaffer A. Ajani highlights the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer diagnoses in younger patients as a growing concern during a discussion on trends in prevalence.
April 19th 2021
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses optimal dosing with regorafenib in colorectal cancer.
April 1st 2021
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the potential role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer.
February 18th 2021
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the need to develop chemotherapy-free options in colorectal cancer.
January 16th 2021
Zev A. Wainberg, MD, of University of California, Los Angeles, discusses the results of the phase 2 FIGHT trial (NCT03343301) in FGFR2b-positive gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer.