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.

Hochster Underscores Headway Made in Gastric/GEJ Cancers

December 16th 2021

Dr. Hochster provides insight into the current gastric/GEJ landscape, spotlighting molecular testing approaches, the roles of chemoimmunotherapy combinations, ongoing research with biomarkers of response, and optimal treatment sequencing for patients with HER2-positive disease.

Dr. Vaishampayan on the Utility of FGFR Inhibitors in Urothelial Cancer

December 8th 2021

Ulka Nitin Vaishampayan, MBBS, discusses the utility of FGFR inhibitors in metastatic urothelial cancer.

ESMO 2021 Updates in Gastric Cancer and Colorectal Cancer

December 6th 2021

Sam Klempner, MD; Daniel H. Ahn, DO; Nataliya V. Uboha, MD, PhD; and Manish A. Shah, MD, FASCO, review recent updates in second-line gastric cancer, CAR T-cell therapy in solid tumors, and colorectal cancer presented at ESMO 2021.

Future Directions for HCC Management

December 1st 2021

Drs Josep Llovet, Stephen L. Chan, and Andrea Casadei Gardini discuss the future treatment landscape for HCC.

Management of Advanced HCC Associated With NASH

December 1st 2021

Stephen L. Chan, MD, leads the discussion on the prevalence and management of advanced HCC in patients with NASH.

Treatment Options for Advanced HCC With Underlying NASH

December 1st 2021

A panel of experts in gastroenterology review the case of a 65-year-old man with advanced HCC associated with NASH and comment on treatment with TKIs and immunotherapy.

Investigators Still Working to Understand the Causes of Rare Gastric Cancer

December 1st 2021

Investigators have known about hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome for decades, but only identified its molecular causes in the 1990s, said gastrointestinal oncologist Bryson Katona, MD, PhD.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Approved in Japan for Esophageal Carcinoma

November 30th 2021

The Japan Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has approved the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab for frontline use in combination with 5-fluorouracil plus cisplatin chemotherapy in patients with radically unresectable, advanced, or recurrent esophageal carcinoma.

Role of Genomic Testing in mCRC

November 30th 2021

Experts in gastrointestinal cancers review the role of genomic testing in metastatic colorectal cancer and its impact on informing treatment decisions.

Overview of Colorectal Cancer

November 30th 2021

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, Gerald Prager, MD, and Chiara Cremolini, MD, PhD, provide insight on the treatment landscape and international screening guidelines of colorectal cancer.

Hochster Shares Best Practices on Molecular Markers and Sequencing in Gastric Cancer

November 29th 2021

Howard S. Hochster, MD, discusses molecular markers for patients with gastric cancer, using gene expression profiles as biomarkers, and choosing between anti–PD-1 and anti–CTLA-4 agents.

Roychowdhury Relays Impact of Recent Infigratinib Approval in FGFR+ Cholangiocarcinoma

November 29th 2021

Sameek Roychowdhury, MD, PhD, discusses the pivotal phase 2 trial with infigratinib in FGFR-positive cholangiocarcinoma, the safety and efficacy achieved with infigratinib, and the next steps for this agent.

Experts Review Key Data From ESMO Congress 2021

November 29th 2021

Several leading experts discussed a variety of tumor types set to influence the next wave of investigative directions and change the standard of care for patients in abstracts at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2021.

ESMO 2021 Updates in HER2+ Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Cancer

November 29th 2021

Key opinion leaders in gastric cancers comment on ESMO 2021 updates in metastatic HER2+ esophagogastric adenocarcinoma and metastatic HER2+ gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Frontline Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab Shows Favorable Survival in Advanced HCC

November 26th 2021

The combination of cabozantinib and atezolizumab led to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival and a numerical improvement in overall survival vs sorafenib as frontline treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, according to findings from the first planned analysis of the phase 3 COSMIC-312 trial.

Katona Highlights the Hallmarks of Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

November 25th 2021

Bryson Katona, MD, discusses the hallmarks of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.

Sequencing Systemic Therapy for Advanced HCC

November 24th 2021

Andrea Casadei Gardini, MD, leads the discussion on the optimal sequencing of systemic therapy for advanced HCC.

Optimizing the Selection of Frontline TKIs for Advanced HCC

November 24th 2021

Experts in gastroenterology share their approaches to first-line single-agent and combination TKI therapies for the treatment of advanced HCC.

Dr. Saif on Recommendations for Germline Testing in Pancreatic Cancer

November 23rd 2021

Wasif M. Saif, MD, MBBS, discusses recommendations for germline testing in patients with pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Iqbal on the Emergence of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Upper GI Cancers

November 23rd 2021

Syma Iqbal, MD, discusses the emergence of checkpoint inhibitors in upper gastrointestinal cancers.