Marwan G. Fakih, MD, City of Hope

Articles

Navigating mCRC: Treatment Options in the Third-Line Setting

November 21st 2024

Panelists discuss their preferred treatment options for patients in the third-line setting of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), focusing on regorafenib, trifluridine-tipiracil plus bevacizumab, and fruquintinib, and share insights on how patient and disease-specific factors influence the selection of the most appropriate regimen for each clinical scenario.

Nuances With Defining “Refractory” mCRC in the Third-Line Setting

November 21st 2024

Panelists discuss how “refractory” metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is defined in the third- vs fourth-line setting, and the treatment goals in the third-line setting, focusing on optimizing patient outcomes and managing progression after prior therapies.

Novel Approaches Under Study for Metastatic CRC

August 24th 2021

John L. Marshall, MD; Marwan G. Fakih, MD; and Joleen M. Hubbard, MD, highlight novel strategies in the metastatic colorectal cancer pipeline that look exciting and consider their integration into future clinical practice.

Treating Metastatic CRC With TKI/I-O Combinations

August 24th 2021

The rationale for continuing to study the combination of immunotherapies with novel tyrosine kinase inhibitors in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Metastatic CRC: Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib

August 17th 2021

Implications for using the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib to treat patients with metastatic colorectal cancer based on updated data from the LEAP-005 study.

Metastatic CRC: Nivolumab Plus Regorafenib

August 17th 2021

Considerations for treating patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with the combination of nivolumab and regorafenib based on preliminary data.

MSI-H Metastatic CRC: Chemo Vs I-O Debated

August 10th 2021

Drs. John L. Marshall, Marwan G. Fakih, and Joleen M. Hubbard, describe the current role of chemotherapy for frontline metastatic colorectal cancer based on novel treatment advances.

MSI-H Metastatic CRC: Frontline Immunotherapy

August 10th 2021

Considerations for frontline immunotherapy for patients with microsatellite instability high metastatic colorectal cancer based on data from the KEYNOTE-177 and CheckMate 142 studies.

Metastatic CRC: Frontline Therapy With EGFR Inhibitors

August 3rd 2021

Mayo Clinic’s Joleen M. Hubbard, MD, interprets data recently presented on the use of EGFR inhibitors as frontline therapy for appropriate patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

MSS Metastatic CRC: First-Line Treatment Selection

August 3rd 2021

Tumor characteristics, patient factors, and supporting data that affect frontline treatment decisions for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer.

Molecular Markers and Tumor Sidedness in Metastatic CRC

July 27th 2021

Metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) experts discuss tumor sidedness and their current use of next-generation sequencing panels to assess patients and guide treatment decisions.

Treatment Gaps for Patients With Metastatic CRC

July 27th 2021

Reactions to the increase in prevalence of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) among a younger patient population despite treatment advances.