GI Oncology
News
FDA panel says blood test for colorectal cancer screening is safe, not effective
News
Imaging studies don’t predict pancreatic resectability post-FOLFIRINOX
Major finding: Patients who underwent neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX therapy before resection of pancreatic adenocarcinomas had significantly better...
News
The push for smaller, smarter cancer trials
News
Study found low rates, but significant risk factors, for incidental gallbladder cancer in cholecystectomy patients
Major finding: Overall incidence of incidental gallbladder cancer was 0.19%. Risk factors included open vs.
News
Adjuvant chemotherapy did not improve survival in rectal cancer
Major finding: Adjuvant fluorouracil-based chemotherapy after preoperative radiotherapy did not affect disease-free survival or overall survival,...
News
Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma
Major finding: Endoscopic resection of esophageal adenocarcinoma resulted in a long-term complete remission rate of 93.8%.Data source: Data from 1...
News
Esophagectomy treatment response nodes provide prognostic information
Major finding: In 62 patients classified as having limited or no nodal involvement, the presence of treatment response nodes was associated with...
News
CTCs may aid diagnosis, staging of pancreatic cancer
Major finding: One CTC/2 mL of blood had 71% sensitivity and 95% specificity for the presence of pancreatic cancer and two CTCs/2 mL of blood had...
News
MicroRNA screening might reveal pancreatic cancer
Major finding: Two panels of microRNAs correctly diagnosed pancreatic cancer in 85% of affected patients and correctly diagnosed chronic...
News
Colorectal cancer incidence rising sharply among younger adults
Major finding: Between 2010 and 2030, the incidences of colon and rectal/rectosigmoid cancer are predicted to rise by 90% and 124% among 20- to 34...
Conference Coverage
Aspirin didn’t extend survival in PIK3CA-mutant colorectal cancer
Major finding: With a median follow-up of 46 months, the 26% of the study population who were regular aspirin users and the non-users had...