Gastrointestinal Cancer News

In this video, Afsaneh Barzi, MD, PhD, discussed the phase 2 results from the NRG-GI005 (COBRA) study.

In this video, Afsaneh Barzi, MD, PhD, discussed research that examined the risks when using a watch-and-wait approach for rectal cancer.

The FDA approved tislelizumab-jsgr as a monotherapy for the treatment of certain adults with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, according to a press release.

Individuals with tooth agenesis may be more likely to develop several different cancer types from childhood through young adulthood, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

A cell-free DNA blood-based test detected colorectal cancer with a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 90% for advanced neoplasia in an average-risk population, according to new data published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

In this video, Laleh Melstrom, MD, MS, discusses research on the use of hepatic arterial infusion pump chemotherapy in patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

In this Healio video, Folasade P. May, MD, PhD, MPhil, emphasizes the importance of educating patients about colorectal cancer risk and screening all individuals at the “right age and at the right interval.”

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed timing of colonoscopy relative to total joint arthroplasty was not linked to an increased risk of periprosthetic joint infection.

Individuals with elevated and worsening metabolic syndrome had an increased risk for developing an array of cancer types compared with those who did not, according to results published in Cancer.

Arya Amini, MD, still remembers sitting on the steps outside of his dean’s office at University of California, Irvine, more than a decade ago, prepared to race inside in case he did not get matched with a radiation oncology residency.