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.
Eric Francois, MD
Eric Francois, MD, of the Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, discusses in French the 5-year follow-up results from this phase III study of neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer (Abstract 490).
Yoon-Koo Kang, MD, PhD
Yoon-Koo Kang, MD, PhD, of the Asan Medical Center, discusses findings from this multicenter, phase II/III study of ado-trastuzumab emtansine vs a taxane in patients with previously treated HER2-positive locally advanced or metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (Abstract 5).
Richard S. Finn, MD
Richard S. Finn, MD, of the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, summarizes a session on treatments for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (Abstract 192).
Jonathan R. Strosberg, MD
Jonathan R. Strosberg, MD, of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, discusses progression-free survival, radiographic response, and preliminary overall survival findings of this phase III study on midgut neuroendocrine tumors treated with lutetium Lu-177 dotatate (Abstract 194).
Dung T. Le, MD
Dung T. Le, MD, from Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, reports findings on this agent, which showed promising activity in patients with previously treated progressive, advanced cancer (Abstract 195).