Gastrointestinal Cancer

HAIC with oxaliplatin and raltitrexed produced a higher response rate vs other systemic therapy agents in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

SIR-Sphere Y-90 resin microspheres are the only approved radioembolization treatments in the US for both HCC and mCRC.

The CHALLENGE trial in CRC studied structured exercise and demonstrated a DFS benefit comparable to or exceeding oxaliplatin chemotherapy.

Confirmatory data may support zanidatamab as an advancement in the treatment of HER2-positive advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Investigators will present detailed results from the phase 3 FORTITUDE-101 trial at a future medical meeting.

Data from the HERIZON-BTC-01 trial evaluating zanidatamab in previously treated, unresectable HER2-positive biliary tract cancer support the decision.

Those being treated for peritoneal carcinomatosis may not have to experience the complication rates or prolonged recovery associated with surgical options.

For patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis, integrating PIPAC into a treatment regimen does not interrupt their systemic therapy.

Nicholas J. Hornstein, MD, PhD, highlighted results from the phase 3 ATOMIC and CHALLENGE trials in CRC presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Benjamin Golas, MD, discusses how the use of PIPAC may work in conjunction with systemic chemotherapy for those with peritoneal carcinomatosis.

According to Benjamin J. Golas, MD, PIPAC could be used as a bridging therapy before surgical debulking or between subsequent large surgical operations.

Data from part B of the DeFianCe study demonstrate a positive overall response rate trend with sirexatamab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy.

Findings from the phase 2b ASCEND trial will be presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress on July 2, 2025.

Elraglusib plus gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel demonstrated a median OS of 12.5 months vs 8.5 months with chemotherapy alone in patients with PDAC.

Stereotactic online adaptive magnetic resonance–guided radiation therapy was well tolerated and maintained stable QOL in patients with PDAC for up to 1 year.

Investigators will submit detailed results from the phase 3 STELLAR-303 trial for presentation at a future medical conference.

Data from the phase 3 CABINET trial support the CHMP’s positive opinion of cabozantinib in well-differentiated extrapancreatic or pancreatic NETs.

Subgroup analyses from the phase 3 CheckMate649 and KEYNOTE-859 clinical trials showed little OS difference between investigational and chemotherapy arms.

According to Benjamin Golas, MD, PIPAC is emerging as minimally invasive laparoscopic approach for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis.

According to Ronan J. Kelly, MD, MBA, deciding whether to give nivolumab- or durvalumab-based regimens in gastric cancers may rely on a patient’s frailty.

Five-year follow-up revealed that patients treated with nivolumab vs placebo in the phase 3 CheckMate 577 trial experienced a “doubling” of survival.

Patients treated with nivolumab in the phase 3 CheckMate 577 trial were less likely to experience progression-related treatment discontinuation vs placebo.

Results from the phase 3 POD1UM-303/InterAACT 2 trial demonstrated improved PFS and OS in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic SCAC.

The FDA decision follows phase 2 CANFOUR trial data showing a 2-year survival rate of 35% in IL1RAP-high metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

In patients 39 years or younger, a statistically significant association between colorectal cancer diagnosis and endometriosis was not observed.