ESMO 2021 Updates in Gastroesophageal and Gastric Adenocarcinomas

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Drs Sam Klempner, Nataliya V. Uboha, Daniel H. Ahn, and Manish A. Shah discuss recent data presented at ESMO 2021 for metastatic or locally advanced gastroesophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas.

Data from the following clinical trials are discussed:

  • LBA7 - Nivolumab (NIVO) plus chemotherapy (Chemo) or ipilimumab (IPI) vs chemo as first-line (1L) treatment for advanced gastric cancer/gastroesophageal junction cancer/esophageal adenocarcinoma (GC/GEJC/EAC): CheckMate 649 study (Checkmate 649)
  • LBA53 - Sintilimab plus chemotherapy (chemo) versus chemo as first-line treatment for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma (ORIENT-16): First results of a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 study (ORIENT-16)
  • 1758O - Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in localized/locally advanced solid tumors with mismatch repair deficiency
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Manish A. Shah, MD, director, Gastrointestinal Oncology Program, Weill Cornell Medicine; chief, Solid Tumor Service, co-director, Center for Advanced Digestive Disease, NewYork Presbyterian
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