Gastrointestinal Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Gastrointestinal Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in GI cancers.

Exercise and Lifestyle Factors in Patients with mCRC

January 30th 2015

Adjuvant Therapy in Stage II Colon Cancer

January 30th 2015

Molecular Testing in Colorectal Cancer

January 30th 2015

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention

January 30th 2015

Emerging Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer

January 30th 2015

First- and Second-Line Treatments for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

January 30th 2015

Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

January 30th 2015

Use of Systemic Therapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

January 30th 2015

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in High-Risk Individuals

January 30th 2015

Molecular and Biologic Characteristics of Pancreatic Cancer

January 30th 2015

Questions Remain Regarding Combinations and Sequencing in pNETs

January 26th 2015

To gain insight into the unanswered questions surrounding the treatment of pNETs, OncLive interviewed Pamela L. Kunz, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine/Oncology at Stanford University.

Multitargeted Drug Slows CRC as Third-Line Therapy

January 21st 2015

Treatment with a multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor led to a small but statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with advanced, previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Muro on Pembrolizumab for Gastric Cancer

January 19th 2015

Kei Muro, MD, of the Aichi Cancer Center Hospital in Nagoya, Japan, discusses updated findings from the KEYNOTE-012 study, which looked at pembrolizumab for the treatment if several types of cancer.

Dr. Laura Dawson on HCC Challenges

January 19th 2015

Laura Dawson, MD, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, talks about the challenges in treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Monocyte-Targeting Agent Active in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

January 18th 2015

Almost half of patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer had objective responses to treatment with an investigational chemokine receptor antagonist.

Ramucirumab Improves Survival in HCC Subgroup

January 17th 2015

An analysis of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and elevated α-fetoprotein who received second-line ramucirumab showed a significant improvement in overall survival.

Expanded NAPOLI-1 Analysis Further Characterizes MM-398 Benefit in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

January 17th 2015

Expanded analysis of the NAPOLI-1 trial's per-protocol population continues to support the benefit of adding the nanoliposomal encapsulation of irinotecan MM-398 to 5-fluorouracil plus leucovorin for the treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who were previously treated with gemcitabine.

Polymorphisms May Offer Clues to Treatment Outcomes in HCC

January 17th 2015

Two polymorphisms of a vasodilatory enzyme had significant associations with improved survival in liver cancer treated with an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), data from a retrospective study reported at the 2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium showed.

Adjusted Nab-Paclitaxel/Gemcitabine Regimen Less Toxic in Pancreatic Cancer

January 16th 2015

Changing the administration schedule for gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel from weekly to every other week significantly reduced side effects without impacting efficacy as a frontline treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Kunz on the Impact of Lanreotide's Approval for Neuroendocrine Tumors

January 16th 2015

Pamela L. Kunz, MD, assistant professor, Division of Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses the impact of the approval of lanreotide.