Gastrointestinal Cancer News

In this video, Daneng Li, MD, a medical oncologist at City of Hope, discussed results from the Phase 3 IMbrave050 trial presented at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.

Patients with all stages of Barrett’s esophagus had similar cancer worry, highlighting the need for improved health-related quality of life through education, reassurance and follow-up care, according to data in BMJ Open Gastroenterology.

CHICAGO — A cell-free DNA blood-based test displayed 83% sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection and 90% specificity in an average-risk population, similar to the performance of current noninvasive screening options.

CHICAGO — Colorectal cancer screening rates at federally qualified health centers were significantly higher in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act vs. states that did not, according to data at Digestive Disease Week.

Staffing shortages at radiation oncology clinics are causing treatment delays and increased patient anxiety, according to results of a national survey from American Society for Radiation Oncology.

The FDA announced several regulatory actions the past few weeks.

According to HHS, many of the more than 3.2 million people in the United States with hepatitis B or C are not aware of their infection, raising their risk for severe complications or death and risking further spread of the viruses.

Foreign-born patients with hepatocellular carcinoma had higher survival rates than those born in the United States, according to data published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

First-degree relatives of individuals with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who harbored certain cancer-associated pathogenic germline variants had significantly higher risk for developing several cancer types, study results showed.

Primary endpoints of randomized clinical trials for cancer therapies frequently change after trial initiation, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.