Multicancer early detection blood tests show promise but warrant further clinical evaluation
1. One-third of patients with a cancer signal were correctly diagnosed to have cancer. 2. Patients in the true-positive group ...
Tag: colorectal cancer
Computer-aided detection does not improve neoplasm detection with colonoscopy
1. The GI-Genius neural network system did not improve the rate of detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia by colonoscopy in patients ...
#VisualAbstract: Cetuximab maintenance therapy may be effective for RAS Wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer
1. This phase 2 randomized clinical trial found that patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who were treated with cetuximab maintenance ...
Cetuximab maintenance therapy may be effective for RAS Wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer
1. This phase 2 randomized clinical trial found that patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who were treated with cetuximab maintenance ...
Rectal cancer presentation and screening rates during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. Despite the decrease in colonoscopies performed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no difference in the ...
Reducing the screening age for colorectal cancer in Canada to 40 or 45 may result in fewer cases, less mortality, and reduced healthcare spending costs
1. Initiating colorectal cancer screening at age 45 results in 12,188 fewer cases and 5,261 fewer deaths over a 40 ...
Fruquintinib significantly improves survival in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
1. Overall survival was significantly greater in the fruquintinib group versus placebo. 2. The majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate ...
Younger age may be a poor prognostic factor in patients with metastatic colon cancer
1. In this retrospective cohort study, patients younger than 50 with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) had significantly shorter progression-free survival ...
Neoadjuvant FOLFOX compared to Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
1. Patients who were randomized to neoadjuvant FOLFOX vs standard chemoradiation had similar disease-free and overall survival rates. 2. There ...
#VisualAbstract: Trifluridine-Tipiracil and Bevacizumab in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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