GI CANCERS

Two genes to assist in determining primary resistance to immunotherapy for patients with mismatch repair–deficient/microsatellite instability–high gastrointestinal cancers have been identified.

The CRC-PREVENT trial examining the ColonoSight test in colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas has completed enrollment with a diverse patient population.

In findings presented at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2022, patients with intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who were treated with the durvalumab triplet regimen demonstrated improved overall survival compared with the chemotherapy doublet.

Following an FDA investigational new drug application and protocol approval, the phase 2 study of AMP-270 and rintatolimod in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer has begun.

Charles J. Schneider, MD, FACP, discusses the ways in which the management and care of patients with anal carcinoma has changed over the past decade.

The combination of botensilimab and balstilimab showed robust response rate, durability, and tolerability in a patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.

Recent data reported from the MOUNTAINEER will support a new drug application for tucatinib in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Earlier treatment in patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma may offer better survival benefit compared with chemotherapy or best supportive care.

The combination of fruquintinib and best supportive care improved overall survival vs BSC alone in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

A study of devimistat in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin indicated for patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer has been successfully completed.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, FACP, discusses the evolution of treatment options prior to adagrasib for patients with KRAS G12C mutations.

Erasca has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to evaluate the anti-EGFR antibody cetuximab.

The LYNK-003 trial evaluating olaparib monotherapy or in combination with bevacizumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer who have not progressed following first-line induction has ended due to futility.

Favorable overall survival results were shown with preoperative combination chemotherapy in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Samuel J. Klempner, MD, discusses the preliminary results of a study of the investigational agent DKN-01 for patients with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Cristian Tomasetti, PhD, discussed the role of circulating tumor DNA in understanding the need for adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage II colon cancer. He explained how circulating tumor DNA can signal a patient’s risk of disease recurrence after surgery.

Ryan Sugarman, MD, discusses the key takeaways from the CheckMate-649 trial of patients with advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma receiving nivolumab combined with chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in the first-line.

The FDA has deferred action on the biologics license application for tislelizumab as a second-line treatment in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

In the phase 2 MOUNTAINEER study, the investigational combination of tucatinib and trastuzumab achieved durable response in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

In the phase 3 TOPAZ-1 trial, the addition of durvalumab to standard-of-care chemotherapy achieved a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared chemotherapy alone, meeting the study's primary end point.

Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, FASCO, discusses the types of patients who should be tested for biomarkers in the anal cancer space.

In the RATIONALE 306 clinical trial, the combination of tislelizumab and chemotherapy achieved a 34% reduction in the risk of death in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with either high or low PD-L1 expression.

PT886 was granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Botensilimab and balstilimab use in patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer showed strong durability and superior efficacy, according to expanded data from the phase 1b C-800 study

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Charles J. Schneider, MD, FACP, provided an overview of the treatment landscape for anal carcinoma, and ongoing research.