Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Patients with ALK-, ROS1- or NTRK-rearranged tumors defined a rare subtype in metastatic colorectal cancer associated with poor outcomes, according to a study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Patients with newly diagnosed cancer have elevated risk for MI and stroke, particularly in the first 6 months after diagnosis, according to data published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology.

Older patients with cancer often reported having better physical function, mental health and social support than their caregivers’ assessments, according to study results published in The Oncologist.

The NCCN Foundation this year has presented Young Investigator Awards to five researchers at National Comprehensive Cancer Network member institutions.

One-third of insured patients with cancer had out-of-pocket costs that exceeded their expectations, according to study results.

More advanced disease at the time of cancer diagnosis increased risk for venous thromboembolism, according to a study published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

The Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, which includes universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination and mass screening and immunization, has eliminated acute HBV and early-onset hepatocellular carcinoma as a public health threat among Alaska Native children, according to a study presented at the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Viral Hepatitis.

Researchers observed germline mutations in pancreatic cancer susceptibility genes among patients with pancreatic cancer who did not have significant family history of the disease, according to study results.

Colorectal cancer mortality rates have declined steadily since 1970 in black individuals aged 20 to 54 years, but have increased in white individuals aged 30 to 54 years, according to a study published in JAMA.

Cancer survivors, even those 10 years or longer past diagnosis, had 1.22-times higher prescription opioid use than matched individuals without a history of cancer, according to results of a population-based study.