Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Rates of therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia have risen significantly in the modern era following chemotherapy for nearly all solid tumor cancer types, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.

Diabetes and high blood glucose levels among individuals without known diabetes correlated with increased risks for liver cancer and chronic liver disease, according results of a Chinese cohort study.

A modified FOLFIRINOX regimen significantly improved survival compared with gemcitabine among patients with resected pancreatic cancer, according to a randomized phase 3 trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The FDA today issued new guidance to help drug developers select endpoints for marketing applications with the goal of advancing the efficient development of cancer drugs and biologics.

Average risk patients with a negative colonoscopy demonstrated a lower risk for overall, proximal, distal, early-stage and advanced-stage colorectal cancer and related deaths for more than 12 years after screening, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Adults who survived childhood Hodgkin lymphoma have a continued risk for subsequent malignant neoplasms, according to findings published in Cancer.

Adherence to the Alternative Healthy Eating Index2010 dietary pattern may reduce the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a study published in Hepatology.

Researchers have identified inconsistent beliefs among medical specialists as to who is responsible for ordering tumor microsatellite instability and immunohistochemistry tests for Lynch syndrome.

American Cancer Society’s Pennsylvania/New Jersey Pay-If Research Council has awarded Jaye Gardiner, PhD, a $163,500 grant to support research into improving treatment options for patients with pancreatic cancer.

Anil K. Rustgi, MD, has been named director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.