Human papillomavirus as a potential risk factor for gastric cancer: a meta-analysis of 1,917 cases
A recent analysis looked across 30 studies to see whether Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are causally associated with gastric cancer, finding HPV could... Read More
Athenex and Lilly Enter Clinical Collaboration Agreement
Athenex, Inc is conducting a Phase 1b study to evaluate the safety of oraxol (paclitaxel) in combination with Eli Lilly and Company’s... Read More
Halozyme and Genentech to Collaborate on Clinical Cancer Trials
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. has partnered with Genentech to conduct clinical studies to evaluate Halozyme’s investigational drug PEGPH20 in six tumor types, starting... Read More
New advances in imaging to enhance the detection of GI cancers
A new imaging technique is under development for detecting and characterizing early cancerous changes in the gastrointestinal tract. Using a standard endoscopy... Read More
New receptors discovered for stomach germ Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that can colonize the stomach and increase risk of developing gastric cancer. A research team has discovered... Read More
Association of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Capecitabine Efficacy in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer
A new Jama Oncology study shows gastric acid suppressants (proton pump inhibitors) negatively affect capecitabine efficacy, an oral cytotoxic chemotherapeutic commonly used... Read More
Prognostic impact of the number of retrieved lymph nodes in patients with gastric cancer
New research shows the number of retrieved lymph nodes during gastric cancer treatment may affect the prognosis and the stage migration in... Read More
Daiichi Sankyo Presents Late-Breaking Phase 1 Data for Novel Investigational HER2-Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate DS-8201a in T-DM1 Pre-Treated Breast Cancer at the ESMO 2016 Congress
Preliminary trials for a new antibody drug shows patients tolerated the treatment well with a 90% disease control rate for gastric cancer... Read More
Cancer Death Rates Vary Among Asian Ethnic Groups, Study Finds
A study of cancer mortality rates and trends among Asian Americans has revealed that specific ethnic groups face higher rates of some cancer types.
New Drugs, Immuno-Oncology Advances Gastric Cancer Treatment Paradigm
Immuno-oncology and the classification of subtypes of gastric cancer could greatly advance treatment efficacy and variation, according to Manish A. Shah, MD.
