Key Takeaways from 2024 ASCO GI Cancers Symposium

LOAd703, an oncolytic adenovirus with transgenes for 4-1BBL and TMZ-CD40L, has received FDA fast track designation for pancreatic cancer treatment.

In this episode of Emerging Experts, Michael LaPelusa, MD, shares his insights, experiences, and passion for cancer research, particularly in the realm of gastrointestinal cancers.

Mark A. Lewis, MD, discussed the promise of the ESOPEC and TRANSMET trials and the need for their further investigation.

In season 4, episode 1 of Targeted Talks, Benjamin L. Schlechter, MD, discuses new studies in the gastrointestinal cancers space.

2024 saw the establishment of docetaxel, oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil as the preferred regimen for patients with localized adenocarcinoma.

Aman Chauhan, MD, highlights an ongoing phase 2 trial exploring the combination of triapine, a radiation sensitizer, with lutetium 177 dotatate for treating well-differentiated somatostatin receptor–-positive neuroendocrine tumors.