Advanced Age Presents No Barrier to Successful Nivolumab Treatment in HCC
June 30th 2017Durable responses and improved long-term survival were demonstrated with nivolumab (Opdivo) that were not altered by the age of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma across all age groups of patients participating in the CheckMate 040 trial.
AM0010 Plus FOLFOX Shows Promise in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
June 29th 2017Combination therapy with AM0010, a PEGylated human interleukein (IL)-10, plus fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Dr. Heinemann on the Use of Depth of Response and RECIST in CRC
October 24th 2016Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, compares the use of depth of response and RECIST criteria to measure responses in patients with colorectal cancer.
Dr. Pietrantonio on Nomogram to Predict Survival Rates in CRC
July 20th 2016Filippo Pietrantonio, MD, Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, discusses findings of a clinical trial examining a nomogram used to predict 12-week survival rates for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).
Dr. Sharma on Results of SIRFLOX Study for CRC
July 14th 2016Navesh K. Sharma, DO, PhD, 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 results of the SIRFLOX study, which examined the addition of Yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres (SIR-Spheres) to standard frontline FOLFOX-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for patients with liver metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).
Dr. Volker Heinemann on the Addition of SIRT to Chemotherapy for mCRC
July 8th 2016Volker Heinemann, MD, PhD, director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, discusses how depth of response, which is highly correlated with overall survival, was improved for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who added selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) to chemotherapy.
FGFR Inhibitor ARQ-087 Safe, Effective in Early Cholangiocarcinoma Study
Treatment with ARQ-087 demonstrated promising signs of clinical activity with a manageable safety profile for patients with FGFR2 fusion-positive advanced and/or metastatic intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Dr. Navesh K. Sharma on Older Patients Tolerating Internal Radiation
July 1st 2016Dr. 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 that age should not be a deciding factor in giving internal radiation to patients with liver cancer.
Dr. Jordi Bruix on the Impact Regorafenib Will Have on Liver Cancer Treatment
July 1st 2016Dr. Jordi Bruix, MD, head of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) at University of Barcelona, discusses the major impact that regorafenib (Stivarga) will have for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).