Neoadjuvant Chemo Reduces Disease Recurrence in Operable Colon Cancer Consider it now "an option" for locally advanced disease, editorialists say Jan 24, 2023
New Standard of Care for Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Significant improvement in OS, PFS with addition of bevacizumab to trifluridine/tipiracil Jan 23, 2023
We're Underutilizing Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Universal germline testing should be part of the standard of cancer care Jan 20, 2023
Circulating Tumor DNA Could Guide Use of Chemo in Colorectal Cancer Identified patients likely to benefit following surgery, large prospective study showed Jan 19, 2023
Study Supports Routine Omentectomy in Absence of Metastasis During CRS-HIPEC High rate of occult metastases in patients with grossly normal omentum Jan 11, 2023
Adagrasib Shows Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated KRAS-Mutant CRC Response rates of 19% alone, 46% with cetuximab in phase I/II trial Dec 21, 2022
Exercise During Chemo Shows Benefits for Cardiorespiratory Fitness However, patients who exercise after chemo also ultimately see benefits too Nov 21, 2022
Lucky to Be Scoped My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one? Nov 07, 2022
Psilocybin for Depression; What's the Best Direct Oral Anticoagulant? Also in TTHealthWatch: hormone therapy to prevent chronic disease Nov 05, 2022 podcast
U.S. Experts Weigh In on Colonoscopy Status in Wake of European Trial Concerns abound after study suggests colonoscopy may be less effective than expected Oct 12, 2022
If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You'll Stop One Case of Cancer Risk of colorectal cancer reduced with screening in randomized trial, but less than expected Oct 09, 2022
Closing Colorectal Cancer Screening Gaps With FIT Initiative VA hospital meets goal of increasing monthly screenings to address backlog from pandemic Sep 19, 2022
Potential Practice-Changer for Refractory Metastatic Colon Cancer Significant survival gain with fruquintinib in patients with heavily pretreated disease Sep 14, 2022
Colorectal Cancer Burden on the Rise in Developed Countries Global study predicts an uptick in incidence and mortality through 2040 Sep 12, 2022
'Striking' Colon Cancer Data Spur Mid-Presentation Ovation at ESMO Preoperative immunotherapy combo in dMMR disease yields major pathologic response in 95% Sep 12, 2022
Robotic Surgery Tops Laparoscopic Surgery for Middle and Low Rectal Cancer Randomized trial shows fewer positive circumferential resection margins with robotic technique Sep 09, 2022
Trainees May Miss More Sessile Serrated Polyps on Colonoscopy But resident or fellow involvement didn't have a negative impact on other key quality indicators Aug 31, 2022
Prosthetic Mesh May Stand in the Way of Further Abdominal Operations Prior incisional hernia repair associated with complications with later abdominal surgery Aug 04, 2022
Starch for Cancer Prevention? It's Not as Bananas as You Think Resistant starch may be protective against certain Lynch syndrome-related cancers Jul 25, 2022
Does Ditching Cost-Sharing Boost Follow-Up Colonoscopy? States saw differing results with policies eliminating costs after a positive noninvasive test Jun 14, 2022
Intensified Regimen for Metastatic CRC Fails to Improve Outcomes Combination of modified FOLFOXIRI/panitumumab also caused greater toxicity, study showed Jun 08, 2022
First-Line Anti-EGFR Extends OS in Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer "A win for a highly selected group of patients," says ASCO expert Jun 07, 2022
Liquid Biopsy May Save Colon Cancer Patients From Chemo Circulating tumor DNA could determine who needs more therapy Jun 06, 2022
Complete Responses in 100% of dMMR Rectal Cancer With Neoadjuvant PD-1 Inhibition Chemo, RT, surgery avoided in short-term follow-up but study population was small Jun 05, 2022
Colonoscopy With a Computer-Aided Device Boosted Adenoma Detection Use of the device led to a 27% increase in adenomas per colonoscopy versus standard procedure Jun 03, 2022
AI Shows Promise in Predicting Optimal Margin Width for CRC Liver Mets A 7-mm margin width linked with prolonged survival Jun 02, 2022
Younger People More Likely to Undergo Colonoscopy After Guideline Change But most colonoscopies still done in those ages 50-54 May 17, 2022
Oral Retinoid May Ease Painful Skin Reactions to Anticancer Therapy Preliminary data on acitretin therapy are promising May 11, 2022
New Guidelines Target Cancer Risk in Rare GI Syndromes Task force focuses on diagnosis, management of gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes Apr 28, 2022
Black Patients More Often Get 'Substandard' Care for GI Cancers Retrospective study finds worse surgical outcomes, lower odds of receiving chemotherapy Apr 04, 2022
Living Donor Transplant Promising for CRC With Liver-Only Metastases In small study, researchers see "encouraging" survival outcomes Mar 30, 2022
Artificial Sweeteners Not So Sweet When It Comes to Cancer Risk Consumption of certain sugar alternatives linked to a 13% higher risk of developing cancer Mar 24, 2022
Robotic Hepatectomy Shows Benefits Over Laparoscopic Surgery Shorter hospital stay, similar perioperative outcomes in matched analysis Mar 10, 2022
Is ctDNA Useful for Surveillance in Resected CRC? Small study suggests no advantage compared to imaging alone or with CEA measurement Mar 08, 2022
Kids With IBD Need Close Monitoring as They Grow Up Meta-analysis confirms: substantially increased cancer risk in adulthood Mar 02, 2022
GICS Roundup: PD-1 Inhibitor Yields 100% Response Rate in dMMR Rectal Cancer Plus: Promising activity in BRAF-mutant CRC, L-asparaginase drug falls short in pancreatic cancer Jan 24, 2022
Immunotherapy Not Additive to Standard of Care for Untreated Metastatic CRC No difference in survival outcomes with add-on nivolumab to chemo, bevacizumab Jan 23, 2022
Earlier Colorectal Screening Bolstered by Real-World Data Researchers of a national registry study say "45 is now the new 50" Jan 10, 2022
Trifluridine/Tipiracil Combination Misses Mark in Metastatic Colon Cancer No improvement in PFS versus standard for older patients ineligible for intensive therapy Dec 21, 2021
Ethics Consult: Should Doctor Inform Patient's Family of Diagnosis? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Dec 10, 2021
