Colorectal Cancer

Among patients with colorectal cancer who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab yielded similar survival outcomes compared with capecitabine plus bevacizumab.

A panel of expert oncologists offer closing thoughts on the future treatment landscape and unmet needs in colorectal cancer.

Data from the phase 2 DESTINY-CRC02 study support the use of trastuzumab deruxtecan at a dose of 5.4 mg/kg every 3 weeks for patients with HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer.

“We think that we can successfully de-escalate treatment of rectal cancer and achieve the same high cure rates [and] keep patients disease free, with less long-term toxicity and effects,” lead author Deb Schrag, MD, FASCO, MPH, said.

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab represents a valuable, novel option for HER2-positive, RAS wild-type, unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer that is chemotherapy refractory, according to the authors of the phase 2 MOUNTAINEER trial.

An expert panel discusses clinical trials focused on circulating tumor DNA in guiding treatment selection in colorectal cancer.

An overview of the SUNLIGHT and FRESCO-2 studies in the refractory colorectal cancer space.

Data from the phase 3 FRESCO and FRESCO-2 trials support the new drug application for fruquintinib as a treatment for patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer.

A panel of experts discuss the role of ctDNA and their practices for retesting HER2 expression to guide treatment for colorectal cancer.

A comprehensive overview of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) as a treatment for patients with HER2+ metastatic colorectal cancer.

Experts on colorectal cancer present the case of a 40-year-old woman with CRC, who receives later-line treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan, and share their initial thoughts.

Insights on the role of circulating tumor DNA in treatment selection for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Arvind Dasari, MD, MS, reviews the PARADIGM study on EGFR-targeting therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Expert oncologists present the case of a 47-year-old woman with colorectal cancer and early disease progression, and discuss treatment options with the ongoing MOUNTAINEER-03 study.

Combination treatment with IMX-110 and tislelizumab yields no dose-limiting toxicities thus far in the first cohort of patients with advanced/metastatic colorectal cancer in the phase 1b/2a IMMINENT-01 trial.

xT CDx is a 648-gene next-generation sequencing panel capable of determining microsatellite instability status in patients with colorectal cancer.

Experts on HER2+ metastatic colorectal cancer review the MOUNTAINEER study on tucatinib plus trastuzumab.

An overview of the treatment landscape for HER2+ metastatic colorectal cancer and recent updates to the NCCN Guidelines.

Expert oncologists discuss the landscape surrounding HER2+ metastatic CRC, including recommendations for biomarker testing and an overview of scoring criteria.

A panel of expert oncologists present the case of a 46-year-old woman with HER2+ metastatic colorectal cancer, who is treated with tucatinib in the second-line setting.

Data from the phase 3 SUNLIGHT study support a supplemental new drug application for trifluridine/tipiracil with or without bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer.

Investigators will assess botensilimab and balstilimab for non-microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer in a randomized phase 2 trial.

Progression-free survival and overall survival appear to be worse in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have a high- vs low-BRAF allele fraction after treatment with a BRAF inhibitor plus an anti-EGFR agent plus or minus a MEK inhibitor.

The new drug application that was submitted to the FDA for fruquintinib in refractory, metastatic colorectal cancer is supported by data from the phase 3 FRESCO-2 trial.

The panel shares some closing thoughts on ctDNA testing in patients with colorectal cancer.

The panel comments on how they see ctDNA assay usage evolving in colorectal cancer management.

Stacey A. Cohen, MD, and Aparna Parikh, MD, MS, review the design and outcomes of key clinical trials exploring the use of ctDNA assays in colorectal cancer.

The panel reviews the different settings in colorectal cancer where ctDNA is being investigated as a tool for treatment and monitoring.

Dr Daniel H. Ahn explains the logistical concerns of ctDNA testing in colorectal cancer.

Aparna Parikh, MD, MS, defines circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and the use of ctDNA assays in colorectal cancer.