Gastrointestinal Cancers

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Among those with advanced gastric cancer, oral Liporaxel showed superior overall survival outcomes versus IV Liporaxel as a second-line therapy.

Synchronous metastases did not affect survival in resected BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Scott Kopetz discusses the BREAKWATER trial investigating Braftovi and Erbitux plus chemo in those with BRAF V600E+ metastatic colorectal cancer.

Neoadjuvant Keytruda for patients with deficient DNA mismatch repair colon cancer resulted in a pathological complete response rate of 44%.

Dr. Susumu Hijioka spoke about the benefit of this combination therapy in patients with unresectable or recurrent GEP-NETs, particularly those with high Ki-67 scores.

Among patients with resected gallbladder cancer, the addition of chemoradiation to chemotherapy treatment did not improve relapse-free survival.

A study showed Cabometyx improved time before disease progression in advanced digestive NETs compared with placebo.

Treatment with bezuclastinib plus Sutent led to safe and efficacious outcomes versus Sutent treatment alone in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Adults with primary primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma face a higher risk of developing a second primary cancer, including colorectal and prostate cancers.

Opdivo plus chemo showed long-term survival advantages in Chinese patients with advanced gastric, gastroesophageal junction or esophageal cancer.

Among patients with advanced gastric and GEJ cancer, or esophageal adenocarcinoma, treatment with first-line Opdivo and chemo demonstrated deep responses.

SHR-1701 plus chemo suppressed chemo-associated myelosuppression in patients with HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Afinitor plus Somatuline showed an improved survival compared with Afinitor monotherapy in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Dr. Balazs Halmos discusses the significance of the approval of subcutaneous Opdivo and what this treatment formulation means for those with solid tumors.

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For patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors with liver metastases, treatment with surgery and chemotherapy has been found to have survival benefits.

Indicators for Gleevec nonadherence were cognitive functioning, global health status score, social support, gender and others in patients with GIST.

Both laparoscopic wedge and endoscopic resection are safe and feasible treatment approaches for patients with gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Opdivo Qvantig received FDA approval for all previously approved indications in solid tumors.

This marks the second FDA approval of Tevimbra this year.

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Patients with locally advanced gastric cancers saw complete response rates of 18.3% from camrelizumab and rivoceranib plus chemotherapy.

The agency has approved Ziihera for adults with previously treated, unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive biliary tract cancer.