Gastrointestinal Cancer

Oncologists review a patient profile, evaluating treatment approaches for patients with advanced HCC that have progressed beyond 1L treatment.

Experts discuss treatment options for patients unsuitable for atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

In this second episode of OncChats: Understanding Endoscopy in the Realm of GI Cancers, Madappa Kundranda, MD, PhD, and Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, explain the evolution of minimally invasive surgery and the emergence of interventional radiology in gastrointestinal cancer.

Christos Fountzilas, MD, FACP, discusses findings from a study of molecular characterization in patients with colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab, an EGFR inhibitor, and pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor.

Investigators are unclear about the factors driving the explosive growth in incidence of appendiceal cancer over the past 2 decades.

An overview on novel treatment strategies in biliary tract cancers combining immune checkpoint inhibitors with various targeted agents.

Centering discussion on the TOPAZ-1 trial of chemotherapy in combination with durvalumab, panelists consider how this regimen has impacted clinical practice.

In this first episode of OncChats: Understanding Endoscopy in the Realm of GI Cancers, Madappa Kundranda, MD, PhD, and Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, discuss the importance of endoscopic oncology as it relates to rising cancer incidence and multidisciplinary care in gastrointestinal cancer.

Ripretinib has been added to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines as a preferred regimen in the second-line treatment of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor who are intolerant to sunitinib.

James Harding, MD, discusses the management of immune-related adverse effects in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

Jimmy Hwang, MD, discusses currently available first-line treatment options in hepatocellular carcinoma, and areas of continued unmet need in this space.

The FDA has placed a clinical hold on a phase 1 trial investigating the antibody-drug conjugate XMT-2056 for the treatment of patients with advanced/recurrent solid tumors that express HER2.

The combination of AB011 and capecitabine/oxaliplatin was found to have a manageable safety profile and to showcase early clinical benefit when used as first-line treatment in patients with gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Panelists share real-world evidence involving the use of lenvatinib in advanced HCC.

A panel of oncologists review a patient profile, evaluating a patient with advanced HCC treated with lenvatinib.

Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discusses the rationale behind the phase 3 NAPOLI 3 trial in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Key opinion leaders in the field of biliary tract cancers highlight mainstay systemic therapy regimens within the treatment paradigm.

A brief discussion on the continued role of liver transplant in biliary tract cancers and when it is appropriate to consider a patient for this procedure.

Daniel H. Ahn, DO, discusses the evolution of first-line treatments in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Daniel H. Ahn, DO, discusses the importance of drug toxicity when selecting between first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor–based regimens in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Expert oncologists analyze immunotherapy-based combinations in the frontline setting for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Experts discuss the factors they take into consideration when selecting the appropriate treatment in advanced HCC.

A comprehensive review of liver-directed therapies available to aid in the management of biliary tract cancers.

Moving on to identify specific treatment modalities, panelists discuss the surgical and perioperative strategies used to manage biliary tract cancers.

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to the CEACAM1/5 antibody YB-200 for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.