The OncLive Colorectal Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on colorectal cancer treatment and management, with a focus on novel therapeutic strategies including checkpoint inhibitors and TKIs across lines of therapy. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in colorectal cancer.
October 4th 2024
The FDA has approved Cologuard Plus, a next-generation multitarget stool DNA test, for adults at least 45 years of age who are at average risk for CRC.
September 24th 2024
26th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-26, 2025
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2024 International Symposium of Gastrointestinal Oncology (ISGIO)
October 11-12, 2024
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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PER LIVER CANCER TUMOR BOARD: How Do Evolving Data for Immune-Based Strategies in Resectable and Unresectable ...
November 16, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do Clinicians Integrate the Latest Evidence in Treating Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Care?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Annual Hematology Meeting: Preceding the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
December 6, 2024
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How CEACAM5 Expression Can Be Measured and Leveraged in NSCLC Care: Current Developments & Future Therapeutic Opportunities
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Medical Crossfire®: Where Are We in the World of ADCs? From HER2 to CEACAM5, TROP2, HER3, CDH6, B7H3, c-MET and Beyond!
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Community Oncology Connections™: Overcoming Barriers to Testing, Trial Access, and Equitable Care in Cancer
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Translating New Evidence into Treatment Algorithms from Frontline to R/R Multiple Myeloma: How the Experts Think & Treat
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Medical Crossfire: How Has Iron Supplementation Altered Treatment Planning for Patients with Cancer-Related Anemia?
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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The Next Wave in Biliary Tract Cancers: Leveraging Immunogenicity to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Evolving Treatment Landscape
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The Evolving Tool Box in Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Next-Generation SERDs, PI3K/AKT, ADCs, CDK4/6 and Beyond…
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18th Annual New York GU Cancers Congress™
March 28-29, 2025
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Advances Into Melanoma
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Coffee Talk™: Navigating the Impact of HER2/3, TROP2, and PARP from Early Stage to Advanced Breast Cancer Care
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Community Practice Connections™: 9th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology®
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BURST CME™: Illuminating the Crossroads of Precision Medicine and Targeted Treatment Options in Metastatic CRC
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Fighting Disparities and Saving Lives: An Exploration of Challenges and Solutions in Cancer Care
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Encorafenib/Binimetinib-based Triplet Added to NCCN Guidelines for BRAF+ CRC
March 18th 2019The NCCN has updated their clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer to include the regimen of encorafenib and binimetinib plus EGFR inhibition with either cetuximab or panitumumab as a Category 2a treatment recommendation for patients with BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer, after failure of 1 or 2 lines of therapy for metastatic disease.
Dr. Strickler on Therapies for Rare Variants of Relapsed/Refractory CRC
March 13th 2019John Strickler, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, gastrointestinal oncologist, Duke Cancer Institute, discusses therapies for rare variants of relapsed/refractory colorectal cancer.
Dr. Jiang on the Future of Immunotherapy in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer
March 9th 2019Yixing Jiang, BM, PhD, associate professor of medicine, director, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Marlene Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses the future of immunotherapy in microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC).
Dr. Marshall on Personalized Chemotherapy in CRC
March 5th 2019John L. Marshall, MD, chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital director, Otto J. Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses personalized chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.
EU Panel Backs Extended Pembrolizumab Dosing Schedule for Single-Agent Indications
March 5th 2019The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for a new extended dosing schedule for pembrolizumab for all of the PD-1 inhibitor’s monotherapy indications in the European Union.
Molecular Testing Needed to Inform CRC Treatment Decisions
Michael Overman, MD, highlights data from pivotal trials presented at the 2019 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium and discusses where research efforts should be focused to improve the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.
Dr. Lee on the Benefit of Cytoreductive Surgery in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
February 21st 2019Byrne Lee, MD, chief, Upper GI and Mixed Tumor Surgery Service, associate professor of surgical oncology, City of Hope, discusses the benefit of cytoreductive surgery in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
Dr. Kasi on Role of Immunotherapy in mCRC
February 14th 2019Pashtoon M. Kasi, MD, MBBS, MS, assistant professor of oncology and senior associate consultant in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the role of immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.