2026 ASCO GI
HER2-Positive Gastroesophageal Cancer: Zanidatamab Plus Chemotherapy Prolongs Progression-Free Survival
Results from a new phase III study showed that in patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, the combination of the dual HER2-targeted bispecific antibody zanidatamab and ...
Study Finds Patients With Colon Cancer and Obesity Receiving GLP-1 RAs Had Significantly Reduced Risk of Mortality
Colon cancer is among the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality both in the United States and globally, with alarming increases in incidence and mortality among younger adults. Alth...
Impact of Physical Activity on Fatigue, Quality of Life in Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer
Greater levels of physical activity in the first 2 years after a colorectal cancer diagnosis were associated with reduced cancer-related fatigue and improved quality of life in patients with nonmetast...
Do GLP-1 RAs Reduce the Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer More Than Aspirin?
Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2025, about 154,270 individ...
Triplet Therapy Demonstrates Superior Progression-Free Survival in First-Line dMMR/MSI-H Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
The combination regimen of FOLFOX chemotherapy (leucovorin, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin), bevacizumab, and atezolizumab led to a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival co...
BRAF V600E–Mutant Colorectal Cancer: First-Line Encorafenib, Cetuximab, and FOLFIRI
New results from the BREAKWATER trial show that the targeted therapy combination of encorafenib and cetuximab with the chemotherapy fluorouracil, folinic acid, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) can reduce the ...
