Gastrointestinal Cancer

Any-grade AEs were comparable between cadonilimab and a PD-1 monoclonal antibody regimen in this population, and no difference in grade 3/4 AEs emerged.

ACT5 of the PLAT study found radiotherapy dose escalation did not improve outcomes, safety, or QOL in patients with anal cancer.

In patients less likely to respond to neoadjuvant chemoradiation, postoperative adjuvant therapy may be a viable strategy in this ESCC group.

Data from a phase 1/2a trial show no dose-limiting toxicities associated with ELC-100 among patients with neuroendocrine tumors.

PFS and response rates were proved to be meaningful among patients receiving zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 and nivolumab for metastatic gastric/GEJ cancer.

Any-grade AEs were observed in 91% of the pembrolizumab arm vs 82% of the placebo arm, with AEs leading to death in 1% of patients in both arms.

Data from the HERIZON-GEA-01 trial may support zanidatamab as a promising new standard in HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Early data from the ABC-HCC trial showed an improvement in median time to failure of strategy with atezolizumab/bevacizumab vs TACE in this HCC population.

Consistent with FGFR2 inhibition, lirafugratinib was well-tolerated among patients with FGFR2-mutated cholangiocarcinoma in the ReFocus trial.

The primary end point of ORR was met in the CAR-like T-cell arm for patients with gastric/GEJ cancer.

The safety profile of chemoradiotherapy with or without tislelizumab was acceptable among patients with gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Data from the CRITICS-II trial support total neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus chemoradiotherapy as a preferred candidate for future study in this population.

Results from arm A of a phase 1/2 trial showed improved efficacy with multi-antigen targeted T cells plus frontline chemotherapy.

Patients with gastric cancer who were treated with a 3-drug antiemetic regimen had lower discontinuation rates following the first zolbetuximab dose.

Overall survival and progression-free survival benefits with the combinations were consistent among prespecified subgroups based on PD-L1 status.

Larger-scale and longer-term studies could elucidate the mechanisms underlying quality of life benefits associated with resistance exercise in this group.

Although findings did not show differences in eating restrictions 1 month following gastrectomy, the mobile intervention may help with symptom management.

The approval of durvalumab plus FLOT for patients with resectable gastric/GEJ cancer cements itself as a new standard of care in the space.

The addition of pelareorep to standard-of-care therapy in patients with KRAS-mutated microsatellite-stable CRC exhibited an ORR of 33%.

A panel of experts gathered to discuss results from the MATTERHORN trial assessing durvalumab plus FLOT in gastric/GEJ cancer.

The COMPASSION-37 study is the second international registrational study for cadonilimab following an ongoing trial in hepatocellular carcinoma.

The incidence and severity of AEs with eryaspase/chemotherapy was generally consistent with previous reports of chemotherapy alone in advanced PDAC.

Qualified surgeons may offer laparoscopic distal gastrectomy as an alternative to open distal gastrectomy among those with clinical T4a gastric cancer.

Findings from the HERIZON-BTC-01 trial support HER2 as a valid therapeutic target in biliary tract cancer.

Genetic backgrounds and ancestry may hold clues for better understanding pancreatic cancer, which may subsequently mitigate different disparities.