Gastrointestinal Cancers

Treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer has really primarily consisted of systemic intravenous chemotherapy. The TIGeR-PaC trial is aiming to assess if an alternative treatment mode, intra-arterial delivery of gemcitabine, improves overall survival. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Michael Pishvaian (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA) to discuss the […]

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer represents around 30% of all newly diagnosed pancreatic cancers and can be challenging to treat. In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Michael Pishvaian (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA) to discuss the challenges in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Dr Pishvaian presented an abstract […]

Welcome to the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Oncology & Haematology, which features some of the recent key developments in oncological and haematological disease. The journal opens with an expert interview with Linda Martin on a new fluorescent imaging agent for lung cancer detection. Screening using conventional methods is challenging but the results from the […]

Watch three experts provide their insights on unmet needs, emerging therapies, and the importance of biomarker testing in HER2-negative GC/GEJC.

Oesophageal cancer (OC) is the seventh most common malignancy and the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide,1 with approximately 604,000 new cases in 2020.2 OC has two main histological subtypes: oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC). Worldwide, OSCC accounts for approximately 90% of all cases of oesophageal carcinoma and OAC for approximately 10%.3 OSCC is the most common subtype in East Asia and East Africa, and rates of OAC are […]

Dr Muro, Dr Cremolini and Dr Riechelmann discuss how biomarkers can guide treatment choices for patients with colorectal cancer.

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are a heterogeneous group of adenocarcinomas that originate from the epithelial lining of the biliary tree and are classified into cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and gallbladder cancer. BTC is an aggressive and rare epithelial malignancy that is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage with few effective therapeutic options.1 CCA is divided into extrahepatic and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, with the extrahepatic […]

Hear multidisciplinary team and patient perspectives on the management of HER2-positive colorectal cancer.

Watch three experts discuss testing and treatment guidelines for HER2+ colorectal cancer (CRC) and clinical trial data for HER2-targeted therapies.