Precision Medicine in GI Malignancies: Advances in MMR Testing and Treatment Paradigms

New guidelines for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors were issued by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and geared toward community oncologists who often encounter these rare and complex cases infrequently.

In season 4, episode 1 of Targeted Talks, Benjamin L. Schlechter, MD, discuses new studies in the gastrointestinal cancers space.

Pembrolizumab and fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy are now FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

In season 2, episode 2 of Targeted Talks, Cathy Eng, MD, speaks with Benjamin Weinberg, MD, about the gut microbiome, and how the presence of certain microbiota impact the onset and intensity of disease as well as the potential response to certain treatments.

In an interview for World Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Day, Casey J. Allen, MD, discussed the advances in treatment for these patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.

TX-030, a potential first-in-class, anti-CD39 antibody, is being evaluated in a phase 2 trial in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.