ECC 2013: Late Breaking Clinical Trials: EXPERT-C Trial results
Report by Esther Drain – Cetuximab resulted in a significant improvement in survival in TP53 WT, high-risk Rectal Cancer.
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.
A review of the presentation by Sabine Tejpar. The KRAS (codon 12,13) is a validated predictive biomarker in mCRC, it is essential to determine diagnosis and required prior… read more.
A review of the presentation by Volker Heinemann (pictured). The decision on first line treatment in mCRC matters because the number of patients benefitting from therapy diminishes with… read more.
by Pam Harrison – MSI status has clear prognostic value in stage II CRC Julien Taieb, MD, PhD, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France Microsatellite instability (MSI), a… read more.
We ask Professor Heinz-Josef Lenz, Professor of Medicine, Associate Director Clinical Research what he thinks is going to be the next big thing in colorectal cancer for the… read more.
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