Gastrointestinal Cancer

The FDA has approved ramucirumab (Cyramza) as a single-agent treatment for patients with unresectable or metastatic gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma following fluoropyrimidine- or platinum-containing therapy.

Patients who had a high Body Mass Index (BMI) before being diagnosed with colorectal cancer had an increased risk of death after diagnosis, even if their tumor harbored the microsatellite instability (MSI) marker

An analysis of phase III, second-line data found that RAS mutations beyond KRAS exon 2 are negative predictive biomarkers for the EGFR-inhibitor panitumumab (Vectibix) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Incidence and mortality has decreased 30% over past 10 years.

Study suggests that more than half of all patients received second and third line therapies.

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among African Americans. The CRC mortality rate among African Americans is 29.8% compared with 19.5% among Caucasians.

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013, 142,820 individuals in the United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 72,570 with bladder cancer

PACES trial will evaluate 2 drugs to prevent colon adenomas.

A consensus panel issues a set of discharge warning instructions regarding colorectal surgery.

For Johns Hopkins' gastrointestinal cancer surgeon Mark Duncan, MD, those who help his patients to cope with their diagnosis and manage their often complex treatment and follow-up are critical members of the healthcare team.

Colon cancer is equally as likely as breast and ovarian cancer to be hereditary (approximately 10% of cases, overall) and there are many different genes responsible for these cases.

The iFOBT test examines the stool for hidden blood, which could come from anywhere in the GI tract, and possibly indicates a colon tumor or precancerous growths known as polyps.

Janet Hampton from the University of Michigan Health System Cancer Center Explains the Distress Thermometer Study

Janet Hampton University of Michigan Health System Cancer Center Explains Distress Thermometer Study Results

Janet Hampton Describes the Distress Thermometer

Laura Metcalfe, MSN, RN, APN, C, AOCNS Advanced Practice Nurse, GI Division from John Theurer Cancer Center on Colorectal Screening

Laura Metcalfe, MSN, RN, APN, C, AOCNS Advanced Practice Nurse, GI Division from John Theurer Cancer Center on the Virtual Colonoscopy

Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Liver Cancer

The John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC) at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, one of the largest cancer centers in the United States

Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, discusses his book The Emperor of All Maladies.

A black Labrador retriever was able to detect colorectal cancer >90% of the time when sniffing a patient%u2019s breath or stool sample.

Hospitals, pharmacists, and physicians across the United States are reporting shortages of critical anticancer drugs, including carboplatin, cisplatin, dacarbazine, fludarabine, and cytarabine.