Top 5 Highlights From the 2016 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

Muhammed Talha Waheed, MD, stated that a retrospective study found an OS benefit in CRC peritoneal metastasis with cytoreduction surgery without HIPEC vs with HIPEC.

The “inescapability” of climate hazards may necessitate prioritization of research to improve outcomes among vulnerable populations who require treatment.

A phase 2 trial presented at SSO met its primary end point by achieving negative margins in 79% of patients with node-negative rectal cancer.

Experts from Washington University in St. Louis discuss prior data and strategies for mitigating toxicities like CRS associated with tarlatamab in SCLC.

Sirexatamab plus bevacizumab/chemotherapy significantly improved overall response rate in patients with high DKK1 levels in the phase 2 DeFianCe study.

The safety profiles of osimertinib monotherapy and combination therapy were consistent with prior reports in EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.