July 24, 2025

Plenary Highlights Across Tumor Types Reflect Advances in Research, Improvements in Care, and Changes in Practice

The 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting included the presentation of data from more than 7,000 abstracts and clinical trials set to advance research, uncover findings, and in some cases change the standard of pr...

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July 23, 2025

Association of Type 2 Diabetes With Colorectal Cancer Risk and Survival by Tumor Immunity Status

In a German population–based, matched case-control study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Wankhede et al found that type 2 diabetes is associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) risk and sur...

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July 22, 2025

Updated Results Confirm Benefit of Combination Regimen in BRAFV600E–Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Patients with previously untreated BRAF V600E–mutated metastatic colorectal cancer who receive the BRAF inhibitor encorafenib and the EGFR inhibitor cetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 (modified leucovorin, fluor...

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July 22, 2025

Chinese Herbal Medicine for Improving Adjuvant Chemotherapy Completion in Patients With Colon Cancer

Guest Editor’s Note: Although guidelines recommend adjuvant combination chemotherapy for patients with stage II and III colon cancer who are at high risk of disease recurrence, fewer than 50% complete...

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July 15, 2025

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: 2025 Updates

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released its first set of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) in 1996, covering eight tumor types. Today, guidelines are availa...

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August 02, 2023

Gastrointestinal Symptoms May Be Prevalent in Geriatric Female Colorectal Cancer Survivors

About 80% of geriatric female colorectal cancer survivors may experience a range of gastrointestinal symptoms years after receiving a diagnosis and treatment for their tumors, according to a recent st...

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December 04, 2023

Consuming Navy Beans May Improve Gut Health, Regulate Immune and Inflammatory Processes in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Researchers investigated whether the regular consumption of navy beans could help improve the gut microbiome of colorectal cancer survivors.

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November 13, 2023

FDA Approves Fruquintinib for Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

On November 8, the FDA approved an anti-VEGF tyrosine kinase inhibitor for adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who received prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based che...

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June 23, 2023

Expert Point of View: Lisa Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO

Dr. Lisa Newman emphasizes the critical relevance of including diverse populations in clinical genomic profiling for colorectal cancer, shedding light on potential missed opportunities in homogeneous population studies.

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