Elizabeth Smyth, MD, on FLOT Administration in the MATTERHORN Trial
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Elizabeth Smyth, MD, of the Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, presents findings from an analysis of the MATTERHORN trial, a phase III study that examined fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) plus durvalumab in patients with resectable gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer. Dr. Smyth discusses rates of FLOT discontinuation along with event-free survival based on FLOT completion status in the trial (Abstract 343).
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