Takayuki Yoshino, ASCO 2022: PARADIGM trial of panitumumab plus mFOLFOX6 versus bevacizumab plus mFOLFOX6 as first-line treatment in patients with MCRC

The SOLISTICE phase III study aimed to assess trifluridine/tipiracil+bevacizumab in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Thierry André (Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France) to discuss the rationale for the use of trifluridine/tipiracil+bevacizumab in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer, the secondary endpoint of overall survival and the key […]

touchONCOLOGY spoke with editorial board member Ben Weinberg (Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA) to discuss his highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, 2–6, June 2023. This includes data from the Plenary Session randomized phase 3 noninferiority PROSPECT trial, showing that neoadjuvant FOLFOX with selective use of 5-FU chemoradiotherapy (5-FU CRT) […]

Professor Benjamin Weinberg (Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA) discusses the highlights of colorectal cancer at ASCO 2022. A subset of colorectal cancer is mismatch repair deficient and is responsive to PD-1 blockade in the metastatic setting. This led to the phase II study where dostarlimab, an anti PD-1 monoclonal antibody, was administered to patients with […]