Gastrointestinal Cancers News Adding nivolumab to adjuvant chemotherapy did not improve relapse-free survival in a phase 3 trial of patients with gastric/GEJ cancer.
NALIRIFOX can improve survival vs gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel in patients with previously untreated, metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a phase 3 trial suggests.
Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX does not provide a survival benefit over upfront surgery in resectable pancreatic cancer, a phase 2 study suggests.
Palliative care does not improve health-related quality of life among patients undergoing curative-intent surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer, a study suggests.
Abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, diarrhea, and iron deficiency anemia were associated with early-onset CRC.
In metastatic esophageal/gastroesophageal junction cancer, the addition of cixutumumab to paclitaxel does not improve outcomes vs paclitaxel alone.
Cancer death rates in the US have declined in recent years, but the declines vary by congressional district, a study suggests.
Participation in bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening is lower for people with severe mental illness, researchers found.
Patients with advanced cancer have better outcomes if they have high TMB prior to treatment with an ICI, new research suggests.
Patients who are overweight or obese in early, middle, or late adulthood may have an increased risk of gastrointestinal cancers, a study suggests.
Adding HIPEC and mitomycin C to surgical resection improves locoregional control in patients with locally advanced colon cancer, a study suggests.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with an immune checkpoint inhibitor is safe and effective in patients with resectable esophageal cancer, a real-world study suggests.
A study of patients with advanced lung-limited colorectal cancer has revealed factors associated with undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy.
US counties with food deserts or food swamps tend to have higher rates of death from obesity-related cancers, a study suggests.
Adding bevacizumab to treatment with trifluridine-tipiracil improves outcomes in patients with refractory, metastatic colorectal cancer, a phase 3 study suggests.
Higher levels of certain sex hormones are associated with an increased risk of some gastrointestinal cancers, a meta-analysis suggests.
An educational DVD and patient navigation via phone can improve adherence to cancer screening in rural patients, a study suggests.
Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year, restrictions on access to abortion have had a negative impact on cancer care.
Birth by cesarean delivery is associated with early-onset colorectal cancer only in female offspring, a study suggests.
A new study has revealed “stark” differences in cancer death rates between Asian patients and NHPI patients in the US, according to researchers.
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