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Despite being considered a rare type of malignancy, constituting only 3% of all gastrointestinal cancers, the incidence of biliary tract cancers (BTCs) has been increasing worldwide in recent years, with about 20,000 new cases annually only in the USA.1–3 These cancers arise from the biliary epithelium of the small ducts in the periphery of the liver […]

Jared Weiss, ESMO 2021: The Efficacy and Safety Findings of the KRYSTAL-1 Study

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Published Online: Oct 7th 2021

touchONCOLOGY joins Dr Jared Weiss (UNC Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Care Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA) at ESMO 2021 to discuss KRYSTAL-1: Adagrasib (MRTX849) as Monotherapy or Combined with Cetuximab (Cetux) in Patients (Pts) With Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Harboring a KRASG12C Mutation.

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1. What is the rationale for targeting KRAS tumour mutations in colorectal cancer? (00:15-01:20)
2. Could you tell us a little about adagrasib and the features that make it a promising therapy? (01:20-02:00)
3. What were the aims, design and inclusion criteria of the KRYSTAL-1 study? (02:00-03:27)
4. What were the efficacy and safety findings of the study? (03:27-05:17)
5. What will be the next steps in the clinical development of adagrasib in this indication? (05:17-06:20)

Disclosures: Jared Weiss has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the ESMO 2021 Annual Meeting.

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