Colorectal Cancer

Barry M. Berger, MD, FACP, chief medical officer, Exact Sciences, discusses Cologuard screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Maria Ignez Braghiroli, MD, medical oncologist, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, discusses clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with NRAS-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) during an interview at the 2016 ESMO Congress.

Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, discusses the broad clinical implications of the SIRFLOX findings for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Matthew B. Yurgelun, MD, Targeted Oncology, Yurgelun, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses a recent study which uncovered BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations as possible risk markers for colorectal cancer.

Philip B. Paty, MD, surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the high-risk period for rectal tumor regrowth in patients.

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses regorafenib and TAS-102. In colorectal cancer.

Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD, professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, discusses microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer.

An assay that would evaluate the immune status of patients with colon cancer is poised to become the first of a series of Immunoscore tests for various tumor types.

Obesity is more prevalent in cancer survivors, specifically in those with a history of breast or colorectal cancer, compared with those without any history of disease.

Molecular testing for colorectal cancer continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Biomarkers already have the potential to predict outcomes and better target therapies, with the eventual goal to completely personalize treatments based on the patient’s individual biomarker profile and other tumor markers.

Dr. Navesh K. Sharma, associate professor of Radiology in the Division of Radiology and Oncology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and section chief of Radiation Oncology at the Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center, discusses the safety profile of selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) when added to chemotherapy for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) that has metastasized to the liver.

John L. Marshall, MD, discusses second-line treatment options for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, along with who is most appropriate to receive regorafenib (Stivarga) and how to manage doses and toxicities when using the multikinase inhibitor.

Colorectal cancer mortality rates have been on the decline in California for both men and women since the mid-1990s, but for one group—Hispanic men—rates have remained essentially unchanged, and a new study suggests that lower rates of screening may be the chief driver of this disparity.

Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, discusses using depth of response as an appropriate endpoint in studies examining patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Philip B. Paty, MD, surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses patients with rectal cancer who are ineligible for a "watch and wait" approach with their surgeons.