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 survival if... 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 five-year survival... 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 chemotherapy improved... 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 relapse risk... Read More
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 Journal of... 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 of their... 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 strategy should... 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, according to... Read More
Five Prime Announces Bemarituzumab Plus Chemotherapy Demonstrates Significant Progression-Free and Overall Survival Benefit Compared to Placebo Plus Chemotherapy in Front-Line Advanced Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Five Prime Therapeutics’ FGFR2b-targeted drug combined with chemotherapy improved survival in a phase 2 trial.
Frontline Nivolumab/Chemo Combo Improves Survival in Gastric/GEJ Cancer and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo improved survival in previously untreated gastric cancer patients in a trial presented at ESMO20.