Oncology News

The FDA granted orphan drug designation to gavo-cel for treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.

Treatment at high-volume radiation therapy facilities correlated with improved survival among select patients with common malignancies, according to study results published in Cancer.

Use of antibiotics appeared consistently associated with higher subsequent risk for proximal colon cancer, according to results of a nationwide, population-based study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

An expert panel has developed recommendations on best practices for managing clinically relevant immune-related adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment.

Patients were more likely to express preference for a same-sex endoscopy team member than a same-sex endoscopist, according to survey results published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

The FDA approved ivosidenib tablets for adults with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic IDH1-mutated cholangiocarcinoma.

Worse outcomes were seen in COVID-19 negative patients who underwent elective colorectal surgery during the pandemic, according to a study published in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

In utero events such as maternal obesity and weight gain increased the risk for colorectal cancer development among adult offspring, according to research published in Gut.

Frequent drinking and not the amount of alcohol consumed per occasion was a more significant risk factor for incident gastrointestinal cancers, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Early-onset colorectal cancer did not appear genomically distinct from average-onset disease, according to results of a retrospective, single-institution analysis published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.