Encouraging Findings in Phase 2 Gastric Cancer Clinical Trial
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Encouraging Findings in Phase 2 Gastric Cancer Clinical Trial

  Arcus Biosciences and Gilead Sciences issued a press release announcing encouraging overall response rates and six-month progression-free survival rate for their combination treatment of domvanalimab plus zimberelimab and chemotherapy…

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Pembrolizumab Combo Fails to Reach Endpoint in Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Trial
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Pembrolizumab Combo Fails to Reach Endpoint in Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Trial

According to a story from Healio, a phase 3 clinical trial evaluating pembrolizumab plus perioperative chemotherapy as a treatment for locally advanced and resectable gastric adenocarcinoma and gastroesophageal junction cancer…

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Positive Results Available on Keytruda Combination for Gastric Cancer and GE Junction Carcinoma

There have been rising incidences of gastric cancer on a global scale. As a result, this cancer is now considered the fourth leading oncological cause of death worldwide. Gastric cancer…

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Early Weight Loss Linked to Lower Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma Survival Rates
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Early Weight Loss Linked to Lower Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma Survival Rates

Unintended weight loss is a symptom associated with many different forms of cancer. But what can this weight loss tell researchers about the patients and their outcomes? Healio shares a…

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Study of the Week: Early GI Cancer Screening is Recommended for Primary Immunodeficiency Patients
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Study of the Week: Early GI Cancer Screening is Recommended for Primary Immunodeficiency Patients

Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…

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 A Clinical Trial Confirms That Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Outperforms Immunotherapy Alone In Gastric Cancer Treatment

Healio recently published results of the CheckMate 649 study confirming the benefits of combining nivolumab and chemotherapy in treating newly diagnosed patients with gastroesophageal junction cancer and advanced gastric and…

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FDA Decision on Opdivo with Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers will be Made Next Month
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FDA Decision on Opdivo with Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers will be Made Next Month

By May 25th, 2021 the FDA will announce their decision regarding approval of Opdivo used in combination with chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers. Back in December, Priority Review was granted to…

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