Trifluridine/Tipiracil Treatment in Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer Who Had Undergone Gastrectomy
A study of the new drug Lonsurf in gastric cancer found that the treatment was tolerable and improved overall survival in patients... Read More
Antibiotic use before cancer treatment cuts survival time study
Taking antibiotics in the month prior to starting immunotherapy for cancer can lessen the chance of survival, an important finding given the... Read More
Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of the Value of Microsatellite Instability as a Biomarker in Gastric Cancer
A new analysis shows that patients with gastric cancer that’s characterized and treated as microsatellite instability high (MSI-high) have favorable five-year survival... Read More
Predictors of Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Esophagogastric Cancer
In a recent trial of checkpoint inhibitors in gastric or esophageal cancer, patients who reported immune-related side effects also showed longer survival... Read More
Chemo-Refractory Gastric Cancer Treated With Toripalimab
In a trial of the investigational PD-1 antibody toripalimab, gastric cancer patients with a high tumor mutational burden showed superior overall survival... Read More
Immune-Related Adverse Events and Efficacy of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gastrointestinal Cancer
In a recent study, patients with gastrointestinal cancers who had immune-related adverse events while taking checkpoint inhibitors had progression-free survival of 32... Read More
Cytoreductive Surgery With or Without Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastases
A study following 277 gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastases found that cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy improved overall and... Read More
Comparison of Four Front-Line Doublets in Asian Patients With Metastatic Gastric Cancer
In a Phase II trial, four front-line chemotherapy doublets were compared for treatment of patients with metastatic gastric cancer. While one group... Read More
Second primary cancers and survival in patients with gastric cancer: association with prediagnosis lifestyles
Heavy alcohol consumption and an unhealthy diet prior to a diagnosis of gastric cancer can affect treatment outcomes, a new study shows.
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Relapse-Free Survival Among Patients With Digestive Tract Cancers
A large randomized trial concluded that Vitamin D supplementation does not improve relapse-free survival in patients with cancers of the digestive tract.
