Nivolumab/Paclitaxel Combo Shows Antitumor Activity in EBV-Related, MSI-H, PD-L1+ Advanced Gastric Cancer
Opdivo combined with paclitaxel showed anti-tumor activity in a phase 1/2 study of gastric cancer patients with a variety of... Read More
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Gastric Cancer Registry Team Reports Major Progress in Webinar
In April, Hanlee Ji, MD, associate professor of medicine at Stanford University and principal investigator of the Gastric Cancer Registry,... Read More
Amgen’s Investigational Bemarituzumab Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation
The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to an experimental drug from Amgen for patients with FGFR2b over expressing and HER2-negative... Read More
Investigational Anti-PD-1 Agent Shows Potential for Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic MSI-H/dMMR Solid Tumors
The novel checkpoint inhibitor HLX10 showed positive safety and efficacy in a phase 2 clinical trial in patients with microsatellite... Read More
Adjuvant Nivolumab Beneficial in Esophageal, GE Junction Cancer
A study found that patients with gastroesophageal junction cancer who were treated with surgery and chemoradiotherapy had significantly longer disease-free... Read More
FDA Approves Nivolumab Plus Chemo for Frontline Advanced Gastric Cancer
The FDA approved the first immunotherapy for the first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer, Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo in combination... Read More
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-
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
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