Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO GI) | Conference

Pembrolizumab Plus BSC Produces Improved OS in Advanced HCC

January 21st 2022

The combination of pembrolizumab plus best supportive care elicited improved overall survival and overall response rates as second-line therapy in patients from Asia with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Adagrasib Monotherapy Elicits High Rates of Disease Control in KRAS-Mutated PDAC and Other GI Malignancies

January 21st 2022

Adagrasib monotherapy demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in patients with previously treated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and other non–colorectal gastrointestinal tumors that harbor KRAS G12C mutations.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Monotherapy, Plus Chemo Shows Mixed OS Findings in PD-L1+ Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

January 20th 2022

Although pembrolizumab monotherapy showed noninferiority to chemotherapy for overall survival in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and a PD-L1 combined positive score of 1 or higher, and a clinically meaningful benefit over chemotherapy in those with a CPS of 10 or higher, pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy failed to show superiority over chemotherapy alone in either subset.

Key Markers in Gut Microbiome May Predict Skin-Related AEs With Nivolumab in Advanced Gastric Cancer

January 20th 2022

The presence of Arthrobacter and fatty acid metabolism pathways in gut microbiomes may be linked to an increased risk of skin-related adverse events in patients with advanced gastric cancer who are receiving single-agent nivolumab.

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Produces High pCR Rate in MSI/dMMR Oeso-Gastric Adenocarcinoma

January 20th 2022

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab followed by adjuvant nivolumab elicited a pathologic complete response rate of 59% in patients with resectable microsatellite instable or mismatch repair deficient oeso-gastric junction adenocarcinoma.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Upholds 40% Improvement in OS in HER2+ Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer

January 20th 2022

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki demonstrated a 40% reduction in the risk of death compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Dr. Lenz on the Rationale for the CheckMate 9X8 Trial in Metastatic CRC

January 20th 2022

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP, discusses the rationale for the phase 2/3 CheckMate 9X8 trial in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Kopetz on the Rationale for the BREAKWATER Trial in BRAF V600E-Mutant mCRC

January 20th 2022

Edmund Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the rationale for the ongoing phase 3 BREAKWATER trial in BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab Improves OS in Unresectable HCC

January 18th 2022

The combination of durvalumab and tremelimumab demonstrated a significant improvement in overall survival vs sorafenib as frontline therapy in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, according to findings from the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial.

Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

January 18th 2022

Treatment with the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin resulted in significantly improved overall survival vs placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

Pembrolizumab Induces Antitumor Activity in Previously Untreated HCC

January 18th 2021

Single-agent pembrolizumab demonstrated durable antitumor activity among patients with treatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinoma, suggesting that the checkpoint inhibitor may have additional utility in this space, according to findings from a phase 2 trial presented during the 2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Second-Line Pembrolizumab Has Maintained Survival Benefit in Advanced HCC

January 18th 2021

January 17, 2021 - Pembrolizumab demonstrated maintained numerical improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival compared with placebo in patients with previously treated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Combo Maintains Survival Advantage in Advanced HCC

January 17th 2021

January 17, 2021 - The combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab continued to display improved survival compared with sorafenib in previously untreated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Axitinib/Octreotide Combo Fails to Improve PFS in Pancreatic NETs

January 17th 2021

January 17, 2021 - Axitinib plus octreotide LAR failed to demonstrate a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo plus octreotide LAR in patients with advanced G1-2 extra-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Infigratinib Shows Promising Anticancer Activity in Chemo-Refractory, FGFR2+ Cholangiocarcinoma

January 17th 2021

January 17, 2021 - Infigratinib was found to be associated with encouraging clinical activity with a manageable safety profile in patients with chemotherapy-refractory cholangiocarcinoma whose tumors harbor FGFR2 fusions.

Ivosidenib Induces OS Benefit in Advanced IDH1+ Cholangiocarcinoma

January 17th 2021

January 17, 2021 — Ivosidenib tablets led to a 21% reduction in the risk of death compared with placebo in previously treated patients with IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma, according to the final overall survival analysis of the phase 3 ClarIDHy trial.

Dr. Harding on the Results of the SUMMIT Trial in HER2+ Biliary Tract Cancers

January 17th 2021

James J. Harding, MD, discusses the results of the ongoing, phase 2 SUMMIT basket trial in HER2-mutant advanced biliary tract cancers.

Dr. Zhu on the OS Results of the ClarIDHy Trial in IDH1+ Cholangiocarcinoma

January 17th 2021

Andrew Zhu, MD, PhD, discusses the final overall survival results from the phase 3 ClarIDHy trial in previously treated patients with IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma.

TAS-102 Plus Bevacizumab Improves OS in mCRC Ineligible for Intensive Therapy

January 17th 2021

January 16, 2021 - Trifluridine/tipiracil, when used in combination with bevacizumab, led to an improvement in overall survival over capecitabine/bevacizumab in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer who are not eligible for standard chemotherapy.

Dr. Wainberg on the FIGHT Trial Results in FGFR2b+ Gastric/GEJ 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.