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The OncLive® Conference page includes a listing of all conferences covered by OncLive®, including the ASCO, ESMO, SITC, EHA, ASH, and SABCS annual meetings, as well as the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium and Miami Breast Cancer Conference, among many others. Conference coverage incorporates articles and interviews in written and video format.

mFOLFIRINOX Does Not Significantly Improve Survival Vs mFOLFOX6 in HER2– Metastatic Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

July 6th 2025, 6:06pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

IRIGA trial comparing mFOLFIRINOX vs mFOLFOX6 shows mixed results in HER2-negative metastatic gastric and GEJ adenocarcinoma.

RATIONALE-306 Subgroup Data Further Support First-line Tislelizumab/Chemo in Locally Advanced ESCC

July 5th 2025, 8:45pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy improves efficacy vs chemotherapy alone in locally advanced ESCC, including those with PD-L1 TAP of 5% or higher.

Trifluridine/Tipiracil Numerically Improves DFS After Curative Resection in ctDNA+ CRC

July 5th 2025, 5:55pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Treatment with trifluridine/tipiracil led to an improvement in disease-free survival in ctDNA-positive colorectal cancer after curative resection.

ctDNA-Guided Surveillance Leads to Increased Curative-Intent Treatment After Recurrence in Nonmetastatic CRC

July 5th 2025, 5:29pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

ctDNA monitoring led to earlier recurrence detection and increased use of curative-intent treatment after recurrence in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr Finn on Adding Tiragolumab to Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab in Locally Advanced or Metastatic HCC

July 5th 2025, 9:00am

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Richard Finn, MD, discusses the addition of tiragolumab to atezolizumab and bevacizumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Dr García-Carbonero on Outcomes With Fruquintinib in R/R mCRC by Metastatic Sites

July 5th 2025, 8:48am

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Rocío García-Carbonero, MD, discusses a subgroup analysis of fruquintinib vs placebo in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Real-World Analysis Sheds Light on Fruquintinib Use in Later-Line Metastatic CRC

July 4th 2025, 6:46pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

A real-world study in Portugal showed fruquintinib displayed a manageable safety profile and an efficacy trend in refractory colorectal cancer.

Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Maintains OS, ORR Benefits in Chinese Patients With Unresectable HCC

July 4th 2025, 6:19pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab maintained an ORR benefit across subgroups of Chinese patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Quantitative Vessel Tortuosity Shows Potential as Biomarker for Antiangiogenic Activity With Fruquintinib in mCRC

July 4th 2025, 5:28pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Quantitative vessel tortuosity features were able to detect the VEGFR inhibitory mechanism of fruquintinib in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Survival Benefit, Neutropenia Risk Influence Third-Line Treatment Preferences for mCRC in Germany and the UK

July 4th 2025, 4:38pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

A survey of UK and German physicians found that OS gains were needed to accept increased toxicities or treatment burden with third-line regimens in mCRC.

Dr Schlechter on Updated Data for Botensilimab Plus Balstilimab in MSS mCRC

July 4th 2025, 1:43pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Benjamin L. Schlechter, MD, discusses efficayc and safety of botensilimab in combination with the anti–PD-1 antibody balstilimab in mCRC.

Subgroup Analysis Supports Encorafenib Plus Cetuximab/mFOLFOX6 as New SOC for BRAF V600E+ mCRC

July 4th 2025, 1:30pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Post hoc analyses compared encorafenib plus cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 with different BREAKWATER control arm regimens.

Fruquintinib Demonstrates Clinical Benefit in mCRC Irrespective of Metastatic Sites at Baseline

July 4th 2025, 1:30pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

A post hoc subgroup analysis of FRESCO-2 shed light on the safety and efficacy of fruquintinib by metastatic site in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr Janjigian on PROs for Perioperative Durvalumab Plus FLOT in Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

July 4th 2025, 10:34am

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Yelena Y. Janjigian, MD, discusses patient-reported outcomes and QOL assessments for durvalumab plus FLOT in resectable gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma.

On-Demand TACE Plus Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Boosts PFS in Unresectable HCC

July 3rd 2025, 10:56pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

TACE plus atezolizumab and bevacizumab may represent effective option for untreated intermediate-to-high tumor burden unresectable HCC.

TTFields Plus Chemo Improves QOL, Delays Time to Pain Deterioration in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

July 3rd 2025, 8:01pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

The addition of TTFields to chemotherapy improved quality of life and delayed time to pain deterioration in locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Improves HRQOL Vs Nivolumab Alone in MSI-H/dMMR mCRC

July 3rd 2025, 4:22pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

CheckMate 8HW data show ipilimumab plus nivolumab improved PFS vs nivolumab alone while maintaining HRQOL.

Perioperative Durvalumab/FLOT Does Not Diminish PROs in Resectable Gastric/GEJ Adenocarcinoma

July 3rd 2025, 4:01pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Durvalumab plus FLOT did not lead to differences in patient-reported outcomes vs placebo plus FLOT in resectable gastric/GEJ cancer.

Dr O’Reilly on the Rapidly Evolving Role of Local Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

July 3rd 2025, 3:24pm

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, discusses the rapidly evolving role of local therapy in the management of advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Dr Weinberg on the Efficacy of BXCL701 Plus Pembrolizumab in Pretreated, Metastatic PDAC

July 3rd 2025, 9:46am

ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress

Benjamin A. Weinberg, MD, FACP, discusses preliminary efficacy and safety findings from BXCL701 with pembrolizumab in microsatellite-stable mPDAC.

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