Rationale for Locally Aggressive Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
Amol K. Narang, MD, discusses the improvement in systemic therapy for treatment of pancreatic cancer in recent years. He says that the combination of various chemotherapies are showing potential in a number of trials.
Amol K. Narang, MD, assistant professor of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences, John Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the improvement in systemic therapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer in recent years. He says that the combination of various chemotherapies are showing potential in a number of trials.
In 2 landmark studies, the combination of FOLFIRINOX [folinic acid, fluorouracil (5-FU), irinotecan, and oxaliplatin] with gemcitabine and paclitaxel has shown significant improvement over the standard of care, gemcitabine alone.
Systemic Therapy Choice Linked to Radiosurgery Outcomes in Brain Mets
December 6th 2024In an interview with Targeted OncologyT, Rupesh Kotecha, MD, discussed a study focused on how systemic therapy selection impacts outcomes in patients with brain metastases, particularly those with lung cancer.
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Phase 1b/2 Study of BXQ-350 in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Completes Enrollment
November 27th 2024Enrollment has been completed for the phase 1b/2 ASIST study that is evaluating BXQ-350 in combination with standard-of-care treatments in patients with newly diagnosed metastatic colorectal cancer.
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