Colorectal Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Colorectal Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on colorectal cancer treatment and management, with a focus on novel therapeutic strategies including checkpoint inhibitors and TKIs across lines of therapy. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in colorectal cancer.

Neoadjuvant Capecitabine Considered a New Standard of Care in Rectal Cancer

January 14th 2014

Single-agent neoadjuvant capecitabine combined with radiation therapy demonstrated similar outcomes as previously established standards of care for patients with stage II or stage III rectal cancer.

Second-Line mCRC Data Further Support RAS Testing Before Panitumumab Use

January 14th 2014

An analysis of phase III, second-line data has shown that RAS mutations beyond KRAS exon 2 are negative predictive biomarkers for the EGFR-inhibitor panitumumab in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Fuchs on Aspirin for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

December 3rd 2013

Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH, director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the use of aspirin for the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer.

Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Among African Americans

November 13th 2013

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among African Americans. The CRC mortality rate among African Americans is 29.8% compared with 19.5% among Caucasians.

Colonoscopy Screening at 10-Year Intervals May Prevent 40% of Colorectal Cancers

October 30th 2013

Forty percent of cases of colorectal cancer may be prevented if patients at average risk for the disease undergo a screening colonoscopy every 10 years

Dr. Ruff on the Timing of CRC Treatment With Aflibercept

October 28th 2013

Paul Ruff, MD, director of Medical Oncology at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, discusses the decision regarding the timing of treatment with aflibercept for patients with colorectal cancer.

Side Effect Management With Corticosteroids

October 27th 2013

The Role of Patient Education in Side Effect Management

October 27th 2013

Managing BRAF Inhibitor Associated Skin Toxicity

October 27th 2013

The Nurse's Role in Managing Skin Toxicity

October 27th 2013

Managing mTOR Inhibitor Induced Adverse Events

October 27th 2013

Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Skin Toxicities

October 27th 2013

Managing Treatment-Related Hand-Foot Skin Reaction

October 27th 2013

Managing BCR-ABL Inhibitor Associated Skin Rash

October 27th 2013

Managing Angiogenesis Inhibitor Related Skin Toxicity

October 27th 2013

Anticipatory Coping in Patients Treated With EGFR Inhibitors

October 27th 2013

Managing EGFR Inhibitor Associated Skin Toxicity

October 27th 2013

Dr. Peeters on the Utility of Aflibercept in CRC

October 22nd 2013

Marc Peeters, MD, PhD, department of oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerpen, Belgium, discusses the utility of aflibercept in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

Dr. Tabernero on New Characterizations in CRC

October 18th 2013

Josep Tabernero, MD, PhD, of Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, discusses new characterizations of colorectal cancer.

Dr. Ruff on Aflibercept in Elderly Patients With CRC

October 9th 2013

Paul Ruff, MD, director of Medical Oncology at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, discusses treating elderly patients with colorectal cancer with aflibercept.