A first-in-class cancer stem cell inhibitor demonstrated activity in advanced pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer (CRC), according to 2 small studies reported at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. About half of 31 patients with heavily pretreated pancreatic cancer achieved disease control when treated with BBI608 plus paclitaxel. All [ Read More ]
Immune checkpoint inhibitors demonstrated varying degrees of activity in advanced gastric and esophageal cancers, according to preliminary clinical studies reported at the 2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.Objective response rates ranged from 9% to 30% with 3 different programmed death-1 (PD-1)/ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors. Safety profiles were consistent with prior clinical studies [ Read More ]
A panel of 4 blood-derived biomarkers showed promise as an aid to early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC), as reported at the 2016 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.The panel yielded a negative predictive value (NPV) exceeding 90% for CRC, the combination of CRC and high-risk adenomas, and CRC plus other cancers. The [ Read More ]
