Colorectal Cancer

Article from GenomeWeb curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the drug pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda) for solid tumors based solely on whether they have a high tumor mutational burden—a high number of changes in the DNA of the cancer cells.

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Article from MedPage Today curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

Surgery is the primary treatment of choice for colorectal cancer. This enhanced  resection technique improves survival.

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Curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

Rectal cancer is a subset of colon cancer but worth looking at somewhat differently because of its different location. If you wish to learn more, this August 2019 presentation from Medscape is clear, detailed, unbiased, and worthy of full attention.

Curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

Colon cancer is preventable and curable, but nonetheless is a common killer of Americans. This comprehensive, credible, and authoritative discourse from Medscape provides in-depth and up-to-date information.

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Article from CAP Today curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

Tumor boards are an established method of dealing with problem cancer cases. In precision oncology, they may, even must, be molecular. This is a great example of how a molecular tumor board can provide actionable insights for patients.

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Article from Cancer Network curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

Early diagnosis remains a key for therapeutic success in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The sensitivity and specificity of these blood tests are encouraging.

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Article from Cancer Network curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

In a phase III clinical trial, a triple-drug therapy nearly triples overall survival for patients with colorectal cancer.

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Excerpt:

“ASCO and Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) have submitted recommended language to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for five guidance documents on ways to broaden eligibility criteria for cancer clinical trials. The recommendations are part of an ASCO and Friends collaboration to broaden eligibility for participating in clinical trials by addressing five specific areas: minimum age requirements for trial enrollment, HIV/AIDS status, brain metastases, organ dysfunction, and prior and concurrent malignancies.”

Go to full article published by The ASCO Post on Aug 9, 2018.

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Excerpt:

“At first glance, a bill passed by the House of Representatives this week seems like the kind of thing anyone could get behind.

“Known as the “Right to Try” legislation, it would allow terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs without the approval of the Food and Drug Administration.

“But the bill and a similar one passed last summer by the Senate do little to address the main barrier that patients face in getting unapproved treatments: permission from the drug companies themselves.”

Go to full article published by The New York Times on Mar 23, 2018.

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Article from Medscape curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

Depression is, for obvious reasons, common in patients with advanced cancer. The old, inexpensive drug ketamine—already approved for medical use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—seems rapidly effective, according to small studies.

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Article from ASCO Daily News curated by Director of Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Lola Rahib, PhD.

In collaboration with MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Cancer Commons presented new research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)’s virtual 2020 meeting. The findings show that, by 2040, we will likely see notable changes in which cancer types are most common and which are most deadly, highlighting the influence of cancer screening programs. This research was led by Dr. Rahib at Cancer Commons.

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Article from The ASCO Post curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

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Article from The Philadelphia Inquirer curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

A new Pennsylvania law requires insurance coverage for use of FDA-approved best drugs first, rather than only after failing with a cheaper alternative.

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Research paper from Nature curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

A massive study of thousands of cancers that explores the genomic basis for cancer is being reported simultaneously in dozens of journals. Nature has published this summary article.

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Article from GenomeWeb curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some clinical trials have gone virtual.

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Excerpt from a National Geographic article:

“For now, the sole intervention for vulnerable cancer patients is social distancing and enhanced hygiene practices for their family and health care workers.”

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Article from the American Society of Clinical Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

For now, the only definite preventive measures vulnerable patients with cancer can use for themselves and their families are scrupulous social distancing and enhanced personal hygiene; i.e., wash your hands. For more details, ASCO is an authoritative source:

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