Colorectal Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Colorectal Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on colorectal cancer treatment and management, with a focus on novel therapeutic strategies including checkpoint inhibitors and TKIs across lines of therapy. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in colorectal cancer.

Prediagnostic Obesity Curbs Colorectal Cancer Survival

March 27th 2012

Patients who are obese before being diagnosed with colorectal cancer are more likely to die of their disease than patients who are at a normal weight prediagnosis.

Baseline Glucose Levels in Older Women May Be Linked to Colorectal Cancer Risk

February 29th 2012

New findings suggest that increased serum glucose levels may be a risk factor for colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women.

Lower Rate of Colorectal Cancer Screening May Be Linked to Higher Cancer Fatalism

January 19th 2012

Higher cancer fatalism, a term that refers to the belief that a cancer diagnosis leads inevitably to death, may be associated with a lower rate of colorectal cancer screening.

Men With Colorectal Cancer Often Not Consulted About Risks for Erectile Dysfunction

January 17th 2012

Men with colorectal cancer are not routinely informed about the potential for erectile dysfunction or how the condition can best be managed.

Prediagnosis Primary Care Visits Improve Outcomes in Medicare Patients With Colorectal Cancer

January 16th 2012

Medicare beneficiaries with CRC who made a higher number of visits to their PCP before their diagnosis had lower disease-related mortality and lower all-cause mortality.

Dr. Chan Discusses the VEGF-Trap Agent Aflibercept

January 13th 2012

Dr. Emily Chan, from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Discusses the VEGF-Trap Agent Aflibercept

Colorectal Tumor Marker: Molecular Evaluation Sheds Light on Negative Lymph Node Status

December 5th 2011

The presence or absence of lymph node involvement has long been recognized as a critically relevant prognostic factor in solid tumor oncology.

Dr. Chan on the Adjuvant Colorectal NO147 Trial

November 30th 2011

Dr. Emily Chan from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Discusses the Adjuvant Colorectal NO147 Trial

Dr. Grothey Discusses Novel Agents for Colorectal Cancer

November 11th 2011

Dr. Axel Grothey from the Mayo Clinic Discusses Novel Agents for Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer: A Review

November 10th 2011

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in the United States and is the third most common cause of cancer-related death.

Prudent Diet May Help Prevent Colorectal Adenomas in Black Women

November 8th 2011

Investigators are recommending that black women follow a 'prudent dietary pattern' in lieu of a more Western-style diet to prevent the development of colorectal adenomas.

Progress Made, but More Work Lies Ahead in CLL and CRC Treatment

October 31st 2011

A look at the benefits of the chemoimmunotherapy rituximab for CLL and a look at the treatments and advances made in treating metastatic CRC.

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Study Demonstrates Improved Overall Survival

October 26th 2011

A late phase metastatic colorectal cancer trial was stopped after demonstrating a statistically significant improvement in OS.

Aflibercept Improves Survival in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

September 26th 2011

Aflibercept added to FOLFIRI chemotherapy improved PFS and OS in previously treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Noninvasive Stool Test Effectively Detects Colon Cancer

September 19th 2011

The iFOBT test examines the stool for hidden blood, which could come from anywhere in the GI tract, and possibly indicates a colon tumor or precancerous growths known as polyps.

Number of Lymph Nodes Examined for Colon Cancer Increases but Proportion of Node-Positive Cancers Does Not

September 14th 2011

A greater number of lymph nodes are being screened in colon cancer but this has not led to more diagnoses of node-positive colon cancer.

Jury Still Out on Oxaliplatin for Early-Stage Colon, Rectal Cancers

July 26th 2011

Adding oxaliplatin to 5-fluorouracil before and after surgery for the treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer is demonstrating significant benefit.

5 Abstracts Offer Snapshot of Immunology Research

July 15th 2011

The field of immunotherapy is brimming with questions that researchers are working to answer, and many of those efforts were on display at the ASCO annual meeting.

Colon Cancer Screening Saves Lives Yet Screening Rates Remain Below Standard

July 7th 2011

Almost 1 in 3 adults in the United States do not get screened regularly.

Patient Navigation Boosts Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate in Ethnically Diverse Patients

July 1st 2011

A recent study showed that a patient-navigation-based intervention may help increase the rate of CRC screening in typically underserved groups, including low-income, ethnically diverse patients.