Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, on Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results of the MAVERICC Study
2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the findings of this phase II study of mFOLFOX6/bevacizumab vs FOLFIRI/bevacizumab with biomarker stratification in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (Abstract 493). To view the German language version of this newsreel, click here.
Toshihiko Doi, MD, PhD
Toshihiko Doi, MD, PhD, of Japan’s National Cancer Center Hospital East, discusses updated results on pembrolizumab for advanced esophageal cancer (Abstract 7).
Daniel G. Haller, MD
Daniel G. Haller, MD, of the Abramson Cancer Center, discusses emerging global approaches to these diseases, emphasizing the studies that allow physicians to individualize treatments.
Dung T. Le, MD
Dung T. Le, MD, from Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses study findings on the safety and activity of nivolumab monotherapy in advanced and metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer (Abstract 6).
James L. Abbruzzese, MD
James L. Abbruzzese, MD, of Duke University, discusses the international outlook on patterns of care and their impact on outcomes.
Somnath Mukherjee, MD
Somnath Mukherjee, MD, of Oxford University, discusses this phase II study of induction chemotherapy followed by either oxaliplatin/capecitabine- or paclitaxel/carboplatin-based chemoradiation as a pre-operative regimen for resectable esophageal cancer.. (Abstract 3).