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.

Patel Previews Collaborative Research Program With SD-101 in Uveal Melanoma

June 10th 2021

Dr. Patel discusses the significance of the new collaboration between The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and TriSalus™ Life Sciences.

Regorafenib/Pembrolizumab Combination Yields Encouraging Results in Advanced HCC

June 10th 2021

The combination of regorafenib plus pembrolizumab in the first-line setting for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma showed encouraging anti-tumor activity with a disease control rate of 91%, and did not display any new safety signals.

Lenvatinib Plus Toripalimab and Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy May Represent a New First-Line Option in Advanced HCC

June 9th 2021

The addition of toripalimab and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy to lenvatinib yielded robust, durable responses in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, and represents a potential new treatment option for patients in the first line setting.

Real-World Analysis on Second-Line Cetuximab in mCRC Reveals Factors Linked With Longer Time on Treatment, OS

June 9th 2021

In patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who received cetuximab as a second-line therapy after irinotecan or oxaliplatin-based regimens have failed, KRAS mutational status and geographical region were associated with time on treatment, while body mass index and age were linked with overall survival.

Regorafenib/Avelumab Combo Elicits Modest Activity in Heavily Pretreated Biliary Tract Cancer

June 8th 2021

The addition of regorafenib to avelumab demonstrated modest anti-tumor responses and survival benefit in patients with heavily pretreated biliary tract cancer.

Panitumumab Plus 5-FU/Leucovorin Maintenance Improves PFS in RAS Wild-Type Metastatic CRC

June 8th 2021

The addition of panitumumab to 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin significantly improved progression-free survival as a maintenance treatment over 5-FU/leucovorin alone in patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Maintains Antitumor Activity in HER2+ mCRC

June 7th 2021

Final results of the DESTINY-CRC01 trial were consistent with primary analysis, establishing the benefit of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Abou-Alfa on Efficacy With Ivosidenib in IDH1+ Cholangiocarcinoma

June 7th 2021

Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa, MD, discusses the efficacy of ivosidenib in IDH1-mutant cholangiocarcinoma based on the results of the phase 3 ClarIDHy study.

mFOLFOXIRI/Cetuximab Combo Improves Depth of Response in RAS Wild-Type mCRC

June 7th 2021

Cetuximab added to mFOLFOXIRI induced superior depth of response than mFOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab in treatment-naïve patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

Cetuximab Misses ORR End Point in RAS Wild-Type, BRAF V600E+ mCRC

June 7th 2021

The chemotherapy regimen of FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab was found to be preferred in terms of antitumor activity compared with FOLFOXIRI plus cetuximab in patients with RAS wild-type, BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

Insights in Breast Cancer, GI Malignancies at ASCO 2021: Drs Milind Javle and Erika Hamilton

June 7th 2021

OncLive sits down with Erika P. Hamilton, MD, and Milind Javle, MD, on the pivotal studies in breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancers, respectively, at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Liposomal Irinotecan Combo Improves Outcomes for Patients with Biliary Tract Cancer

June 5th 2021

Data from the phase 2 NIFTY trial demonstrated that liposomal irinotecan in combination with 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin significantly improved progression-free survival and overall survival for patients with metastatic biliary tract cancer whose disease had progressed following first-line line gemcitabine/cisplatin.

Frontline Camrelizumab Plus Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

June 5th 2021

Camrelizumab in combination with chemotherapy demonstrated improved overall survival and progression-free survival and a manageable safety profile as frontline therapy compared with placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Dr. Padia on the Utility of Y-90 Glass Microspheres in HCC

June 5th 2021

Siddharth Padia, MD, discusses the utility of TheraSphere™ Yttrium-90 Glass Microspheres in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Frontline Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab or Chemo Improves Survival Outcomes in Advanced ESCC

June 3rd 2021

The addition of nivolumab to either ipilimumab or chemotherapy resulted in improved survival outcomes vs chemotherapy alone in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

TheraSphere Proves Highly Effective in HCC

June 3rd 2021

Siddharth Padia, MD, explaines TheraSphere’s unique mechanism of action and what its approval means in HCC and beyond.

Derazantinib Continues to Elicit Encouraging Responses in FGFR2 Gene Fusion–Positive Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

June 2nd 2021

Derazantinib continued to induce encouraging responses in patients with FGFR2 gene fusion–positive intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, according to updated data from cohort 1 of the phase 2 FIDES-01 trial.

Innovation Fuels Breakthroughs for Rare Cancers

June 2nd 2021

Innovative strategies are vital for patients diagnosed with rare cancers, who are frequently at a disadvantage compared with those who have more common malignancies, experts say.

Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab Induces Tumor Necrosis in Resectable HCC

June 1st 2021

Parissa Tabrizian, MD, MSc, discusses the rationale for evaluating cemiplimab in the neoadjuvant setting for patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma, the results of the trial, and next steps planned to identify optimal clinical end points that correlate with survival benefit.

Dr. Javle on the FDA Approval of Infigratinib in FGFR-Mutated Cholangiocarcinoma

May 28th 2021

Milind Javle, MD, discusses the FDA approval of infigratinib in FGFR-mutated cholangiocarcinoma.