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Opinion|Videos|November 12, 2024

GALAXY 24-Month Data from ESMO 2024: MRD Status and ctDNA Clearance Key in CRC

Author(s)Michael J. Pishvaian, MD, PhD, Stacey A. Cohen, MD, Mark Lewis, MD

Panelists discuss how the 24-month data from the GALAXY study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2024 meeting underscore the importance of minimal residual disease (MRD) status and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) clearance as key prognostic and predictive factors in colorectal cancer (CRC) management.

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Colorectal Cancer: Rising Prevalence and the Promise of ctDNA

EP. 1 Colorectal Cancer: Rising Prevalence and the Promise of ctDNA

EP. 2 ctDNA in CRC Management: Evolving Approaches for Personalized Care

EP. 2 ctDNA in CRC Management: Evolving Approaches for Personalized Care

EP. 3 MRD Detection in CRC: Guiding Postsurgical Treatment Decisions and Monitoring

EP. 3 MRD Detection in CRC: Guiding Postsurgical Treatment Decisions and Monitoring

EP. 4 MRD Testing in CRC: Optimizing Chemo-Sparing Strategies and Residual Disease Control

EP. 4 MRD Testing in CRC: Optimizing Chemo-Sparing Strategies and Residual Disease Control

EP. 5 DYNAMIC: ctDNA-Guided Therapy on Adjuvant Chemotherapy Decisions in Stage II Colon Cancer

EP. 5 DYNAMIC: ctDNA-Guided Therapy on Adjuvant Chemotherapy Decisions in Stage II Colon Cancer

EP. 6 ctDNA Insights From INTERCEPT, BESPOKE, COSMOS-CRC-01, and GALAXY Studies

EP. 6 ctDNA Insights From INTERCEPT, BESPOKE, COSMOS-CRC-01, and GALAXY Studies

EP. 7 GALAXY Study: ctDNA-Based MRD Monitoring in Resected CRC

EP. 7 GALAXY Study: ctDNA-Based MRD Monitoring in Resected CRC

EP. 8 GALAXY Study Results: ctDNA Status Predicts Outcomes and Treatment Benefit in CRC

EP. 8 GALAXY Study Results: ctDNA Status Predicts Outcomes and Treatment Benefit in CRC

EP. 9 Treatment Strategies in ctDNA-Positive CRC

EP. 9 Treatment Strategies in ctDNA-Positive CRC

EP. 10 GALAXY 24-Month Data from ESMO 2024: MRD Status and ctDNA Clearance Key in CRC

EP. 10 GALAXY 24-Month Data from ESMO 2024: MRD Status and ctDNA Clearance Key in CRC

EP. 11 CLM in GALAXY: MRD Predicts Adjuvant Therapy Benefit and Prognosis

EP. 11 CLM in GALAXY: MRD Predicts Adjuvant Therapy Benefit and Prognosis

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