ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer | Conference

Dr. Heinemann on the Use of Depth of Response and RECIST in CRC

October 24th 2016

Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, compares the use of depth of response and RECIST criteria to measure responses in patients with colorectal cancer.

Dr. Dicato on Agents to Treat Thrombocytopenia for Patients With Cancer

July 21st 2016

Mario Dicato, MD, Hematology-Oncology Service, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, discusses 3 agents used for the treatment or reduction of thrombocytopenia for patients with cancer.

Dr. Strosberg on Pasireotide for Neuroendocrine Tumors

July 20th 2016

Jonathan R. Strosberg, MD, associate professor at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses pasireotide as a potential treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumors.

Dr. Pietrantonio on Nomogram to Predict Survival Rates in CRC

July 20th 2016

Filippo Pietrantonio, MD, Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, discusses findings of a clinical trial examining a nomogram used to predict 12-week survival rates for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Dr. Ilson on the Future Treatment Paradigm of Gastric Cancers

July 19th 2016

David H. Ilson, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how the treatment paradigm of gastric cancers will evolve in the future.

Dr. Sharma on Results of SIRFLOX Study for CRC

July 14th 2016

Navesh K. Sharma, DO, PhD, associate professor of Radiology in the Division of Radiology and Oncology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and section chief of Radiation Oncology at the Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center, discusses the results of the SIRFLOX study, which examined the addition of Yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres (SIR-Spheres) to standard frontline FOLFOX-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for patients with liver metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

Dr. Volker Heinemann on the Addition of SIRT to Chemotherapy for mCRC

July 8th 2016

Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, discusses how depth of response, which is highly correlated with overall survival, was improved for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who added selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) to chemotherapy.

Dr. Daniele on Impact of Regorafenib in HCC

July 8th 2016

Bruno Daniele, MD, director, Department of Oncology and Medical Oncology, G. Rummo Hospital, Italy, discusses the potential impact of regorafenib (Stivarga) for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

First-Line Cetuximab Combo Validated in RAS Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer

July 3rd 2016

The addition of cetuximab to standard FOLFOX-4 chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer significantly improved survival outcomes.

MABp1 Improves Symptoms in Phase III CRC Study

July 3rd 2016

MABp1, a novel anti–interleukin 1-alpha antibody, was safe, well-tolerated, and demonstrated a significant impact on symptoms compared with placebo for patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

Nivolumab Spurs Encouraging Responses in Metastatic Anal Cancer

July 2nd 2016

The first prospective study to investigate the use of immunotherapy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal demonstrated promising results following treatment with nivolumab.

FGFR Inhibitor ARQ-087 Safe, Effective in Early Cholangiocarcinoma Study

July 1st 2016

Treatment with ARQ-087 demonstrated promising signs of clinical activity with a manageable safety profile for patients with FGFR2 fusion-positive advanced and/or metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

SIRT Improves Depth of Response in mCRC Patients With Liver Mets

July 1st 2016

Adding selective internal radiation therapy with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres to standard first-line chemotherapy significantly increased hepatic depth of response in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Adding IMAB362 to Chemo Extends Survival in Advanced Gastric Cancer

July 1st 2016

IMAB362, a novel chimeric IgG1 backbone antibody highly specific for CLDN18.2, extended median overall survival by 4.8 months when added to standard chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Dr. Navesh K. Sharma on Older Patients Tolerating Internal Radiation

July 1st 2016

Dr. Navesh K. Sharma, associate professor of Radiology in the Division of Radiology and Oncology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and section chief of Radiation Oncology at the Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center, discusses that age should not be a deciding factor in giving internal radiation to patients with liver cancer.

Dr. Jordi Bruix on the Impact Regorafenib Will Have on Liver Cancer Treatment

July 1st 2016

Dr. Jordi Bruix, MD, head of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) at University of Barcelona, discusses the major impact that regorafenib (Stivarga) will have for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Dr. Adam Bass on the Origins of Different Gastric Tumor Types

July 1st 2016

Dr. Adam Bass, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the causes for different types of gastric cancer.

Outcomes Similar With Chemo Only Versus Chemoradiation for Gastric Adenocarcinoma

July 1st 2016

Patients with stage Ib-IVa resectable gastric adenocarcinoma undergoing surgery with curative intent had similar survival outcomes regardless of whether they received chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy after surgery.

Dr. Eileen O'Reilly on Factors to Consider in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

June 30th 2016

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, associate director for Clinical Research, David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses factors that patients and oncologists should consider when developing a treatment plan for pancreatic cancer.

Daniel Sargent on International Collaboration for Colon Cancer Research

June 30th 2016

Daniel Sargent, PhD, professor of Oncology and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses the IDEA initiative, which is an international study to examine if patients with colon cancer would benefit from reducing the duration of adjuvant therapy from 3 months to 6 months to reduce side effects and cost.