Gastrointestinal Cancer

Surgical Skill Associated With Colon Cancer Survival Outcomes

By

Leah Lawrence

Publish Date November 16, 2020

Small study assessed surgical skills through submitted videos.

Statistical Index Suggests That Many ICI Trials Show Uncertain Clinical Benefit

By

Andrea S. Blevins Primeau, PhD, MBA

Publish Date November 9, 2020

The survival-inferred fragility index of phase 3 trials for immune checkpoint inhibitors suggests that, despite statistical significance, survival data do not show a robust clinical benefit.

Patients With Colorectal Cancer Report Inadequate Nutritional Support in Survey of Survivors

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date September 30, 2020

A cross-sectional survey of patients with CRC revealed a lack of nutritional advice, as well as awareness of its availability.

Disparities of Colorectal Liver Metastases Treatment and Survival Among Ethnic Groups in California

By

Jessica Nye, PhD

Publish Date September 25, 2020

A retrospective cohort study explored whether the low rate of resection for colorectal liver metastases is associated with lower survival rates among Black patients with CRC.

Genomic Instability Predicts Risk of Progression for Barrett Esophagus

By

Christina Bennett, MS

Publish Date September 23, 2020

Genomic copy number instability predicted the risk of disease progression among patients with Barrett esophagus years beforehand.