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T-DM1 was tolerable in HER2-positive biliary tract adenocarcinoma but did not significantly improve progression-free survival.

Bevacizumab's survival benefits in CRC patients persist for about 2 years after starting treatment.

Susumu Hijioka, MD, discusses the key takeaways from the phase 3 STARTER-NET trial evaluating the combination of everolimus with lanreotide when used for the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable or recurrent gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer experienced poor clinical outcomes with systemic therapy, according to real-world data.

A "watch and wait" strategy after total neoadjuvant therapy showed similar outcomes and safety to total mesorectal in stage II/III rectal cancer.

Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the next steps in the clinical development of zoldonrasib for patients with KRAS G12D pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on preliminary findings.

Early palliative care reduces invasive interventions and enhances comfort at EOL for CRC patients, according to real-world study results.

Alexander I. Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the clinical implications of ctDNA for treatment decisions and monitoring in patients with KRAS G12D pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with zoldonrasib.

Oral paclitaxel matched IV in progression-free survival but outperformed it in overall survival for second-line advanced gastric cancer.

Adagrasib plus cetuximab sustained clinical efficacy in KRAS G12C–mutant unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer with longer follow-up, according to the KRYSTAL-1 trial.

Fruquintinib plus TAS-102 showed clinical activity in heavily pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer.

Palliative care consultations in esophageal cancer improved QOL and reduced financial burden, according to ASCO GI poster findings.

Encorafenib, cetuximab, and mFOLFOX6 improved ORR over mFOLFOX6 alone in BRAF V600E-mutant mCRC in the BREAKWATER trial.

Preliminary findings from the phase 1 trial showed that GCC19CART, a novel CAR T-cell therapy, demonstrated clinical antitumor activity in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.

Trifluridine/tipiracil improved DFS in stage IV CRC with molecular residual disease but not in the full ALTAIR study population.

Encorafenib, cetuximab, and mFOLFOX6 improved overall response rate over mFOLFOX6 alone in BRAF V600E-mutant mCRC, per BREAKWATER data.

SCRT plus cadonilimab and chemotherapy showed positive pCRs and acceptable safety in pMMR/MSS locally advanced rectal cancer.

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab significantly improved PFS over nivolumab alone in dMMR/MSI-H metastatic CRC in the CheckMate 8HW trial.

Balstilimab plus botensilimab improved ORR over botensilimab alone in MSS mCRC without liver metastases, per phase 2 data.

Single-cycle neoadjuvant pembrolizumab proved safe and effective in dMMR colon cancer, per RESET-C trial findings.

Dose reductions of liposomal irinotecan and oxaliplatin did not compromise overall survival in patients with metastatic PDAC on NALIRIFOX.

NALRIFOX showed numerically better overall survival vs FOLFIRINOX as frontline treatment in PDAC, per real-world analysis results.

Bezuclastinib plus sunitinib showed favorable safety and efficacy in GIST, outperforming sunitinib alone in phase 3 Peak study results.

Certepetide plus chemotherapy showed signs of efficacy but failed to improve progression-free survival in metastatic PDAC in the ASCEND trial.

Adding CRT to chemotherapy did not improve RFS in resected gallbladder cancer in the phase 3 ACCELERATE trial.

The combination of pelareorep and modified FOLFIRINOX with or without atezolizumab had an acceptable safety in newly diagnosed metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Aspirin reduced recurrence risk by 50% in PIK3CA-mutated colorectal cancer, per 3-year ALASCCA trial results.

Zoldonrasib showed preliminary antitumor activity and manageable adverse events in KRAS G12D–mutated PDAC, per phase 1 trial data.

Baseline geriatric assessment vulnerabilities and quality of life scores correlate with overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma receiving chemotherapy.

Surufatinib plus TAS-102 showed promising survival benefits with manageable toxicity in refractory metastatic PDAC patients, per phase 2 trial data.