Yoon-Koo Kang, MD, PhD, on Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: Trial Results for T-DM1 vs a Taxane
2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
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).
James L. Abbruzzese, MD
James L. Abbruzzese, MD, of Duke University, discusses the international outlook on patterns of care and their impact on outcomes.
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).
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD
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 the 5-year follow-up results from this phase III study of neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer (Abstract 490). To view the French language version of this newsreel, click here.
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).