Colorectal Cancer | Specialty

Dr. Melis on Avoiding Surgery for Patients With Rectal Cancer

January 26th 2016

Marcovalerio Melis, MD, associate professor, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses a study examining if surgery can be avoided in patients with advanced rectal cancer by using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to predict pathologic response.

Three Drugs Marginally Better Than Two in First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

January 25th 2016

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) had marginal yet inconsistent improvement in clinical outcomes when treated with a three-drug chemotherapy regimen plus bevacizumab compared with a doublet-bevacizumab regimen.

Panitumumab Improves Survival in Chemorefractory mCRC

January 25th 2016

Adding panitumumab (Vectibix) to best supportive care reduced the risk of death by 30% for patients with RAS wild-type chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Bekaii-Saab on Sequencing Regorafenib and TAS-102 in CRC

January 22nd 2016

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses sequencing regorafenib and TAS-102 for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.

New Neoadjuvant Regimen Shows Similar Efficacy, Less Toxicity in Rectal Cancer

January 19th 2016

Preoperative treatment with short-course radiation therapy plus 3 cycles of chemotherapy improved overall survival (OS) and was associated with fewer adverse events compared with standard chemoradiation for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

NYU Expert Examines Emerging Agents in Colorectal Cancer

December 31st 2015

Jennifer Wu, MD, sheds light on TAS-102, as well as some emerging agents likely to play a role in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.

Expert Discusses Future of Treatment in CRC

December 30th 2015

John L. Marshall, MD, discusses treatment advancements and other ongoing developments in colorectal cancer.

Dr. Wiesner on Importance of Genetic Testing for CRC

December 28th 2015

Georgia L. Wiesner, MD, MS, director, Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, professor of Medicine, cancer geneticist, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, discusses the importance of genetic testing for colorectal cancer.

Dr. Wu on Possible Combinations With TAS-102 in CRC

December 23rd 2015

Jennifer Wu, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses potential combinations with TAS-102 for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.

Dr. John Marshall on Steps to Finding a Cure for Colorectal Cancer

December 21st 2015

John Marshall, MD, Chief, Division Of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital Associate Director, Clinical Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital, discusses curing colorectal cancer.

Contemporary Evidence-Based Management of Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

December 17th 2015

Contemporary efforts toward defining molecular subsets of colorectal cancer can potentially aid our ability to refine therapy and improve outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer.

Dr. Jennifer Wu on Immunotherapy in Mismatch Repair Deficient CRC

December 4th 2015

Jennifer Wu, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the potential for immunotherapy in colorectal cancer with mismatch repair deficiency.

Dr. John Marshall on the Importance of Molecular Profiling in Colorectal Cancer

November 10th 2015

John Marshall, MD, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Chief, Division Of Hematology/Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital Associate Director, Clinical Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital, discusses the importance of molecular testing in colorectal cancer.

Dr. Wu on Efficacy of Approved Agents in Colorectal Cancer

November 4th 2015

Jennifer Wu, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the efficacy of regorafenib and TAS-102 for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.

Pembrolizumab Granted Breakthrough Status for Microsatellite Instability-High mCRC

November 2nd 2015

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to pembrolizumab as a potential therapy for patients with microsatellite instability-high metastatic colorectal cancer.

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Expert Perspectives on Improving Care

October 30th 2015

Multidisciplinary Care in Advanced Colorectal Cancer

October 30th 2015

Treating Refractory Colorectal Cancer

October 30th 2015

The Genetics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

October 30th 2015

The Limitations of VEGF Inhibition in Colorectal Cancer

October 14th 2015

Leonard Saltz, MD, discusses antiangiogenesis and the use of VEGF inhibitors in colorectal cancer.