Unmet Needs in Patient Care for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Treatment-related adverse events of special interest occurred in 64.9% of patients who received fruquintinib and 23.0% of those who received placebo.

The approval of sotorasib plus panitumumab is a “welcome step” in KRAS G12C-mutated colorectal cancer, according to Marwan G. Fakih, MD.

A phase 2 study found that treatment with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes elicited a partial response rate of 15.1% in patients with gastrointestinal cancers.

Oncology pharmacist Jagoda Misniakiewicz, PharmD, discusses the potential efficacy and safety profile of fruquintinib in patients with metastatic CRC.

Muhammad Talha Waheed, MD, stated that a retrospective study found an OS benefit in CRC peritoneal metastasis with cytoreduction surgery without HIPEC vs with HIPEC.

Laparoscopic, histologic, and biomarker responses occurred at all dose levels of mitomycin treatment in patients with peritoneal metastases.