Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO GI) | Conference

177Lu-Dotatate Prolongs PFS Vs High-Dose Octreotide in GEP-NETs

January 20th 2024

Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate plus octreotide significantly improved PFS vs high-dose octreotide in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Durvalumab and Bevacizumab Plus TACE Improves PFS in Embolization-Eligible, Unresectable HCC

January 20th 2024

PFS was significantly improved with durvalumab plus bevacizumab and TACE vs TACE alone in patients with unresectable HCC eligible for embolization.

FOLFOXIRI Plus Bevacizumab Use Rises Over Time in mCRC

January 20th 2024

The use of FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab increased in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer from 2013 to 2022, especially in patients 50 years of age or younger.

Dr Shitara on the 4-Year Outcomes of the CheckMate 649 Trial in GEJ Adenocarcinoma

January 20th 2024

Kohei Shitara, MD, discusses first-line nivolumab plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone in gastric cancer, GEJ cancer, or esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Dr Lencioni on the Results of the EMERALD-1 Trial in Unresectable HCC

January 19th 2024

Riccardo Lencioni, MD, FSIR, EB, discusses the EMERALD-1 trial of TACE/durvalumab/bevacizumab in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Subgroup Analysis Reveals Higher Incidence of Serious TEAEs With Regorafenib in Patients With uHCC and CP-B Liver Function

January 19th 2024

Patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with regorafenib experienced more frequent serious TEAEs if they had Child-Pugh B liver function.

Fostrox/Lenvatinib Combination Displays Efficacy, Tolerability in Pretreated HCC

January 19th 2024

Fostroxacitabine bralpamide plus lenvatinib displayed preliminary efficacy with a tolerable safety profile in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib Maintains Efficacy, Shows Promising DOR in Advanced HCC

January 19th 2024

Pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib produced survival outcomes that were consistent with previous findings from the phase 3 LEAP-002 trial along with an extended duration of response.

Neoadjuvant Camrelizumab/Chemo Combo Shows Clinical Activity in Locally Advanced ESCC

January 19th 2024

Neoadjuvant camrelizumab plus nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin improved pCR vs chemotherapy alone in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Neoadjuvant Durvalumab Plus Chemo Boosts pCR Vs Chemo Alone in Gastric/GEJ Cancers Regardless of Region

January 19th 2024

Durvalumab plus neoadjuvant FLOT improved pCR vs chemotherapy alone in patients with resectable gastric and GEJ cancers, irrespective of region.

Tiragolumab Plus Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy Offers Survival Benefit Over Chemotherapy Alone in ESCC

January 19th 2024

Tiragolumab plus atezolizumab and chemotherapy produced superior survival benefit vs chemotherapy for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Dr Shah on the 5-Year Survival Outcomes From the KEYNOTE-590 Study in Esophageal Cancer

January 19th 2024

Manish A. Shah, MD, discusses 5-year outcomes from KEYNOTE-590 of first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced esophageal cancer.

ASKB589 Plus CAPOX and Sintilimab Demonstrates Early Efficacy in Gastric/GEJ Cancers

January 18th 2024

ASKB589 demonstrated anti-tumor activity in combination with capecitabine and oxaliplatin plus sintilimab in gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancers.

Nivolumab/Chemo Combination Sustains Survival Improvement in Gastric/GEJ Cancers

January 18th 2024

Nivolumab plus chemotherapy improved PFS and OS vs chemotherapy alone in patients with advanced gastric, gastroesophageal junction, and esophageal cancers, according to 4-year data from the phase 3 CheckMate 649 study.

First-Line Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Shows Real-World Efficacy in Gastric/GEJ/Esophageal Cancers

January 18th 2024

Real-world findings demonstrated a favorable survival benefit with nivolumab plus chemotherapy in advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Dr. Van Cutsem on Primary Findings from the SPOTLIGHT and GLOW Trials in Metastatic Gastric Cancer

February 27th 2023

Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD, discusses primary efficacy and safety findings from the phase 3 SPOTLIGHT and GLOW trials investigating the monoclonal antibody zolbetuximab in metastatic gastric cancer.

TTFields With Chemotherapy Under Investigation in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

February 23rd 2023

Tumor treating fields concomitant with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel is being compared with chemotherapy alone in the frontline treatment of patients with aggressive, locally advanced pancreatic cancer as part of the phase 3 PANOVA-3 trial.

Both Gastric and Breast HER2 Scoring Algorithms Applicable in mCRC Testing

January 23rd 2023

The high concordance rate between gastric and breast cancer HER2 scoring algorithms suggest that either may be used in the metastatic colorectal cancer setting.

Encorafenib Plus Cetuximab and Chemotherapy Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy in BRAF V600E–Mutant mCRC

January 22nd 2023

The addition of mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI to the combination of encorafenib and cetuximab elicited encouraging antitumor activity and safety in patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

Patient-specific Marker Tracking Approach May Better Detect MRD in CRC

January 22nd 2023

A novel Burning Rock patient-specific prognostic and potential therapeutic marker tracking approach demonstrated improved sensitivity in detecting circulating tumor DNA and identifying molecular residual disease compared with other approaches in patients with colorectal cancer following surgery.