Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Patient Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment

A study conducted by the American Cancer Society found patients who were Black received worse care for colorectal cancer treatment, with health insurance is the leading cause of racial disparities.

Personalized therapy tailored for mutation status is something to expect in the coming years for colorectal cancer treatment, notes Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD.

CHM 2101 will be assessed as part of a phase 1A/B clinical study in a population of patients diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and neuroendocrine cancer.

New treatment updates could help find more patient subtypes to target and treat in the world of CRC, according to Kristen K. Ciombor, MD, MSCI.

Sotorasib plus panitumumab demonstrate consistent efficacy across key patient subgroups with chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer harboring KRAS G12C mutations in the phase 3 CodeBreaK 300 trial.

Approval of the CRCdx RAS Mutation Detection Kit may improve access to panitumumab for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.