Heavy Alcohol Use Is Associated With Gastric Cancer
A study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology found an association between heavy alcohol use and an increased risk of... Read More
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Patients Aged 70 or Older With Esophageal or EGJ Cancers Should Be Evaluated for Optimal Curative Therapy
A recent study found that patients over 70 with esophageal cancers benefited from “triple modality” surgery that included surgery, with... Read More
FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Platinum- and Fluoropyrimidine-Based Chemotherapy for Treatment of Certain Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Carcinoma
Merck received FDA approval for Keytruda plus chemotherapy for some patients with advanced esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer.
Ambrx Granted Orphan Drug Designation for ARX788 for the Treatment of Gastric Cancer
Ambrx was granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for its drug ARX788, which is in clinical trials to treat... Read More
Zolbetuximab Plus EOX vs EOX Alone for First-Line Treatment of Advanced CLDN18.2-Positive Gastric and Gastro-Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma
In a phase 2 trial in advanced gastric cancer with high expression of CLDN18.2, adding Ganymed Pharmaceuticals’experimental drug zolbetuximab to... Read More
Safety and feasibility of minimally invasive surgical interventions for esophageal and gastric cancer in the acute setting
Dutch researchers found in a recent study that minimally invasive surgery in gastric cancer is safe, feasible and offers comparable... Read More
New Published Research from the Gastric Cancer Registry Team
Our Gastric Cancer Registry project at Stanford is leading to important research and new discoveries. A recently published study used... Read More
Quality of Life Maintained With Nivolumab in Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
A study presented at ASCO GI found that the immunotherapy drug Opdivo given to gastric cancer patients after surgery lowers... Read More
Perioperative trastuzumab, capecitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with HER2-positive resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
Adding Herceptin to chemotherapy improved outcomes for patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer in a clinical trial.
Chatter Between Cell Populations Drives Progression of Gastrointestinal Tumors
Researchers at UCSD discovered that cancer-associated fibroblasts within gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) communicate with GIST cells to drive tumor growth.
Early Interdisciplinary Supportive Care in Patients With Previously Untreated Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer
Integrating interdisciplinary supportive care into the treatment of metastatic gastric cancer enhances survival benefits, a recent study published in the... Read More
Dynamic, personalized treatment approach may improve outcomes in gastroesophageal cancers
A University of Chicago study found that when treatments are customized for gastric cancer patients based on the genetic characteristics... Read More
The Gut Microbiome Offers Clues to Immunotherapy Efficacy in Advanced Gastric Cancer
Japanese researchers found a link between the gut microbiome and a positive response to the immunotherapy drug Opdivo in patients... Read More
Bemarituzumab Improves Gastric Cancer Survival Response Rates
In a study presented at ASCO GI, adding Five Prime’s experimental targeted drug to a modified FOLFOX chemotherapy regimen significantly... Read More
Single-cell analysis of metastatic gastric cancer finds diverse tumor cell populations associated with patient outcomes
MD Anderson researchers identified two subtypes of peritoneal carcinomatosis, a form of gastric cancer, and developed gene expression signatures that... Read More
Peritoneal cancer index (PCI) based patient selecting strategy for complete cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis
A study found that “cytoreductive” surgery combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy improved survival for some gastric cancer patients but that the... Read More
Immunotherapy May Work Better Against Stomach Cancer When Combined with Chemo, Given Earlier
Immunotherapy for stomach cancer may work better if the therapy is delivered earlier in the course of disease and in... Read More
Foundation Funds Major Expansion of Gastric Cancer Registry
The Gastric Cancer Foundation has committed $257,856 to fund a transformative expansion of the Gastric Cancer Registry in 2021. The... Read More
Tumor Response and Symptom Palliation from RAINBOW, a Phase III Trial of Ramucirumab Plus Paclitaxel in Previously Treated Advanced Gastric Cancer
The targeted drug Cyramza combined with chemotherapy produced a disease-control rate of 81% in a trial of previously treated gastric... Read More
Prognostic significance of nutritional markers in metastatic gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma
Gastric cancer patients who are malnourished prior to treatment faced worse treatment outcomes compared to those who maintained proper nutrition,... Read More
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