Gastrointestinal Cancer

Anne M. Noonan, MBBCh, discusses prominent new therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma, the benefits of immunotherapy in gastric cancer, chemotherapy developments in pancreatic cancer, and the importance of considering HER2-targeted therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr Katz discusses the implications of a recently published phase 2 study investigating neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX with or without hypofractionated radiation therapy results for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Andrew H. Ko, MD, discusses the multitude of treatment options for patients with gastroesophageal cancer, emerging combinations in hepatocellular carcinoma, and how HER2 expression can drive therapy decisions in colorectal cancer.

Matthew H. G. Katz, MD, CMQ, FACS, FASCO, discusses the use of neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Shared insight on which factors help to inform selection of second-line therapy for patients with advanced HCC following lenvatinib failure.

Centering discussion on a patient with advanced HCC, expert oncologists consider which agents they would use in the second line following lenvatinib failure.

First-line treatment with tislelizumab was found to result in a noninferior overall survival benefit to that achieved with sorafenib in adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 RATIONALE 301 trial.

The addition of pembrolizumab to lenvatinib did not significantly improve overall survival or progression-free survival over lenvatinib alone when used in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, missing the dual primary end points of the phase 3 LEAP-002 trial.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD shares his perspective on exciting breakthroughs in GI malignancy research and treatment, focusing on HER2, BRAF V600E, and KRAS g12c.

Subject matter expert discusses the impetus for and data from the MOUNTAINEER trial, touching on patient populations, study design, and key efficacy and safety endpoints.

Dr. Bekaii-Saab shares the approach his practice takes to essential biomarker testing and next-generation sequencing in order to improve patient outcomes.

An experienced oncologist discusses the role of HER2 in GI malignancies and the applicability of the existing body of research concerning HER2 in breast cancer.

Before closing out their discussion on frontline therapy for advanced HCC, expert panelists review other novel combinations under investigation.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD describes recent progress in the metastatic colorectal cancer treatment landscape and raises key questions concerning the future of the field.

Comprehensive insight on the selection and use of frontline tyrosine kinase inhibitors for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX induced favorable overall survival results for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma when administered prior to pancreatectomy, though neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX followed by hypofractionated radiation therapy did not prove to be similarly effective.

Expert panelists briefly review how a patient’s hepatitis status may influence treatment selection for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Taking into account respective data from IMbrave150 and HIMALAYA, experts consider how they might select frontline therapy for advanced HCC.

Shared insight on combination durvalumab + tremelimumab as frontline therapy for advanced HCC in the context of data from the HIMALAYA trial.

Centering discussion on a patient with advanced-stage HCC, expert panelists discuss the frontline use of atezolizumab + bevacizumab as a standard of care.

Alok A. Khorana, MD, discusses on-the-rise pancreatic and biliary cancer rates in younger patients, plus the rationale of potential future research into the role of the gut microbiome in these patients.

The FDA has deferred action on the biologics license application seeking the approval of tislelizumab as a second-line treatment in patients with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, citing the inability to conduct required inspections in China because of travel restrictions associated with COVID-19.

Panelists consider the role of systemic therapy in patients with intermediate-stage HCC who are ineligible for locoregional therapy.

The FDA has granted a fast track designation to abelacimab for the treatment of thrombosis associated with cancer.

Thierry André, MD, discusses the results of the phase 1 GARNET study with dostarlimab and the significance of these findings for patients with mismatch repair–deficient/microsatellite instqability–high solid tumors.