Gastrointestinal Cancer News

Nivolumab alone or in combination with ipilimumab was safe and well-tolerated in patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma in the perioperative setting, according to a study published in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Among survivors of nine common cancers, risk for CV death overtook cancer mortality for most cancer subtypes among patients aged at least 80 years, researchers reported.

Just as physicians became accustomed to wearing pagers 40 years ago or being tied to smartphones 2 decades ago, many have become active on social media as it entered their practices.

An important component of cancer care is communication with patients and caregivers about their disease.

New cancer diagnosis appeared associated with increased risk for cardiovascular death, as well as incident heart failure, stroke or pulmonary embolism, according to a retrospective cohort study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Obesity and elevated central adiposity were associated with increased risk for future cancers, including gastrointestinal and gynecologic cancer, researchers reported.

In this Healio video exclusive, Charles J. Meakin, MD, MHA, chief medical officer of Care Oncology, discusses risk factors for colorectal cancer, the importance of early detection and the use of liquid biopsies as screening tools.

Most cancer drug approvals between 2016 and 2021 applied to second-, third- or later-line treatment settings and did not displace current standard-of-care therapies, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

RFS is not an adequate surrogate for OS among patients who undergo resection for colorectal liver metastases, according to study results presented at Society of Surgical Oncology 2022 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care.

Allan Tsung, MD, has been appointed chair of the department of surgery at University of Virginia School of Medicine.