ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer | Conference

TRANSMET Regimen Proves Safe, Feasible for Definitively Unresectable CRC Liver Metastasis

June 28th 2024

Liver transplantation plus chemotherapy demonstrated no concerning safety signals or long-term deterioration in QOL in patients with definitively unresectable CRC liver metastasis.

Switch Ramucirumab/Paclitaxel Maintenance Yields Favorable Outcomes in HER2– Gastric Cancer

June 28th 2024

Switch ramucirumab/paclitaxel maintenance improved PFS and OS outcomes vs chemotherapy continuation in HER2-negative gastric or GEJ cancer.

TAS-102 Followed By Regorafenib Identified As Optimal Treatment Sequence in Pretreated mCRC

June 28th 2024

TAS-102 followed by regorafenib is an optimal sequence vs regorafenib followed by TAS-102 in select patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Frontline Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Reduces Symptomatic Burden in MSI-H/dMMR mCRC

June 28th 2024

HRQOL data from the CheckMate 8HW trial may support the use of nivolumab and ipilimumab as first-line treatment for patients with MSI-H or dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer.

Lunresertib Plus FOLFIRI Shows Safety, Elicits Responses in CCNE1+ or FBXW7+ Advanced GI Tumors

June 27th 2024

Lunresertib plus FOLFIRI was safe and produced responses in advanced gastrointestinal tumors harboring CCNE1 amplifications or FBXW7 alterations.

Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate Maintains PFS, ORR Benefits Across Subgroups in SSTR+ GEP-NETs

June 26th 2024

Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate with octreotide led to a clinical benefit in PFS and ORR regardless of tumor grade or primary origin in advanced grade 2 and grade 3 GEP-NETs.

Intra-arterial Gemcitabine Improves OS in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

June 29th 2023

Treatment with intra-arterial gemcitabine led to an improvement in overall survival compared with continued treatment with intravenous gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer following sequential treatment with IV gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and radiotherapy.

Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Combo Provides Long-Term Survival Benefit in Advanced HCC After Sorafenib

August 13th 2022

The dual immunotherapy combination comprised of nivolumab given at 1 mg/kg and ipilimumab given at 3 mg/kg provided durable responses and long-term survival benefit in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma following treatment with sorafenib.

Dr. He on the Future of Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy in Biliary Tract Cancer

August 12th 2022

Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, discusses next steps for durvalumab in combination with gemcitabine plus cisplatin in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

Expanded Efficacy Data Underscore Nivolumab Combinations Role as Standard of Care for ESCC

August 12th 2022

Recent data highlight the value of the newly approved indications for nivolumab plus ipilimumab and nivolumab plus chemotherapy for patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Single-Agent Pembrolizumab Maintains Survival Benefit in Sorafenib-Pretreated Advanced HCC

August 12th 2022

Pembrolizumab monotherapy continued to demonstrate durable antitumor activity with promising overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who received prior treatment with sorafenib, according to updated data from cohort 1 of the phase 2 KEYNOTE-224 trial.

Panitumumab Plus mFOLFOX6 Improves Survival in RAS Wild-Type mCRC

August 12th 2022

Treatment with frontline panitumumab and mFOLFOX6 led to a significant improvement in overall survival, plus higher response rates and R0 resection rates, compared with bevacizumab and mFOLFOX6 in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

Targeted Agents Continue to Emerge for HER2+ GI Cancers

August 12th 2022

After HER2 was established as an actionable target in gastric cancer, its amplification has become a key biomarker of interest for other gastrointestinal cancers.

Dr. Strickler on the Efficacy of Tucatinib/Trastuzumab in HER2+ Colorectal Cancer

July 16th 2022

John H. Strickler, MD, discusses the efficacy of tucatinib plus trastuzumab in HER2-positive colorectal cancer.

Dr. Shitara on the Rationale for the DESTINY-Gastric04 Trial in HER2+ Gastric Cancers

July 16th 2022

Kohei Shitara, MD, discusses the rationale for the phase 3 DESTINY-Gastric04 trial in patients with HER2-positive gastric cancer or gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab Induces Durable Tumor Response in HER2+ mCRC

July 2nd 2022

Patients with previously treated metastatic HER2-positive colorectal cancer experienced clinically meaningful and durable responses to treatment with tucatinib plus trastuzumab, according to data from the phase 2 MOUNTAINEER trial.

Dr. Yoon on Updated Data on Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy in ESCC

June 30th 2022

Harry H. Yoon, MD, discusses updated findings from the phase 3 RATIONALE-306 trial in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Dr. Vogel on the OS Benefit of Durvalumab/Tremelimumab in Unresectable HCC

June 30th 2022

Arndt Vogel, MD, discusses the outcomes of the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Tremelimumab/Durvalumab Produces Favorable OS Benefit in Unresectable HCC Irrespective of ALBI Grade

June 30th 2022

A single priming dose of tremelimumab added to regular interval durvalumab generated significantly improved overall survival compared with sorafenib in the frontline setting for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, irrespective of of their baseline albumin-bilirubin grade, according to updated data from the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial.

KRAS Mutations Represent Important Target in Expanding Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

June 30th 2022

Philip A. Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP, discusses unmet needs for patients with pancreatic cancer, emerging targets and agents in the space, and his hopes for future developments in the field.