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… 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.
‘Big 4’ Journal Highlights – New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Research published on Aug. 7, 2013 in the New England Journal of… read more.
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.
‘Big 4’ Journal Highlights – Journal of the American Medical (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester -Among patients with unfavorable treatment characteristics, treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype… 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.
‘Big 4’ Journal Highlights – British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – Children of obese mothers are more likely to die before age 55 than children… 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.
World Health Matters by Gary Finnegan – Spain – A gene variant strongly associated with the development of type 2 diabetes appears to interact with a Mediterranean diet… read more.
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