by Peter Mas Mollinedo reporting on the presentation by Dominique Elias, Gustave-Roussy Institute, Paris, France. – Aggressive complete cytoreductive surgery (CCRS) in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)… read more.
LM Wiltink, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Hans-Joachim Schmoll, Martin Luther University Halle – Wittenberg, Germany. A unique 14-year follow-up study from the universities of Leiden in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) – Addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine for treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer has resulted in… read more.
by Esther Drain reporting on the presentation by Dr Timothy Price – A randomized, multicenter, open-label, phase 3 study of panitumumab (pmab) vs cetuximab (cmab) for previously treated… read more.
Report by Esther Drain – Cetuximab resulted in a significant improvement in survival in TP53 WT, high-risk Rectal Cancer.
Taken from the European Cancer Congress ( ECCO / ESMO / ESTRO ) from the 27th September – 1st October 2013 in Amsterdam.
Functional abdominal pain in childhood was associated with anxiety disorder and depression in teens and young adults, even if the stomach pain went away, a longitudinal study showed.
A review of the presentation by Professor David Cunningham (pictured), London, UK. The risk profile of rectal tumours varies with the position and profile of the disease. David… read more.
A review of the presentation by Dermot O’Toole (pictured), Trinity College, Dublin. The incidence of Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) has increased in recent years. The incidence is higher in… read more.
Dominik Modest, University Hospital, Grosshadern, Munch, Germany. Overall survival (OS) in patients with KRAS wild type (WT) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who received first-line treatment with FOLFIRI plus… read more.
Review of the presentation by HJ Schmoll EORTC GI Group. [Preoperative chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin vs capecitabine alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: response to the local treatment… read more.
A review of the presentation by Rene Adam MD (pictured). There has been considerable progress in the overall survival of patients with colorectal cancer taking chemotherapy.
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