Colorectal Cancer

Sanjiv S. Agarwala, MD, chief of medical oncology and hematology, St. Luke’s Cancer Center, professor of medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses the impact of combining entinostat with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) across a number of tumor types.

Susanna Ulahannan, MD, assistant professor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, associate director, Oklahoma TSET Phase I Program, Stephenson Cancer Center, The University of Oklahoma, discusses the VALENTINO trial in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC).

In a groundbreaking study of costs and quality of cancer care among cancer clinics in the state of Washington, investigators found wide disparity in end-of-life care, suggesting that improvements in cost and quality could be attained if treatment centers share information on what works and endeavor to improve.

Todd A. Yezefski, MD, senior fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, compares the costs and outcomes of chemotherapy in the United States and Canada for patients with colorectal cancer.

Michael A. Choti, MD, chief of surgery, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses updates in neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for patients with colorectal cancer.

Cathy Eng, MD, professor of gastrointestinal medical oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of nivolumab (Opdivo) plus ipilimumab (Yervoy) in patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) following progression on a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan.

The FDA has approved the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer following progression on a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan.

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, medical oncologist, Mayo Clinic, discusses the ReDOS study of regorafenib (Stivarga) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Alicia Latham Schwark, MD, medical genetics fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses a study exploring microsatellite instability (MSI) and how it relates to Lynch syndrome across all tumor types. The findings were presented at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Axel Grothey, MD, discusses sidedness and first- and second-line treatments for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who are not eligible for chemotherapy or surgical resection may have a new first-line treatment option.

Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, associate professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the importance of molecular testing in colorectal cancer.

Results from the regorafenib dose optimization study (ReDOS) presented at the 2018 World Congress on GI Cancer established that the strategy of escalating regorafenib from 80 mg to 160 mg per day was superior to starting at a dose of 160 mg per day.

TAS-102 (trifluridine/tipiracil; Lonsurf) continued to show consistent benefits and safety in a real-world treatment setting for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Atezolizumab alone or in combination with cobimetinib failed to show superior overall survival compared with regorafenib for patients with chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, outlines clinical trials that have defined the current landscape of metastatic colorectal cancer and what research is underway.

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, professor of medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses the use of immunotherapy in patients with microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.

Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, outlines the current state-of-the-art gastrointestinal care.

Patients younger than 65 years experienced net cancer costs that were higher for breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer compared with patients who were 65 years and older.