Addition of immunotherapy to chemotherapy improves progression-free survival in anal canal
The PODIUM-303 study shows practice-changing results for patients with unresectable locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal
First-line immunotherapy combination improves overall survival in HER2-positive metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma
Final analysis of the KEYNOTE-811 trial reports positive findings when adding pembrolizumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy in treatment-naïve patients
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy has no role in the treatment of operable gastric cancer
Final late-phase trial results show that the addition of pre-operative chemoradiotherapy to peri-operative chemotherapy does not improve long-term outcomes in patients
No significant survival benefits reported for perioperative chemoimmunotherapy in resectable G/GEJ cancers
Final results of the KEYNOTE-585 study indicate that the current treatment standard for resectable G/GEJ should remain unchanged
Research in upper gastrointestinal cancers makes a leap forward
In the last few years, study findings have changed clinical practice and offered new opportunities of care to many patients
First-line pembrolizumab combination significantly improves PFS in HER2-positive metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma
Adding immunotherapy to standard of care shows benefit compared with placebo and is confirmed to be practice-changing for this patient population
Data are still insufficient to recommend immune checkpoint inhibitors in perioperative therapy for gastric/gastro-oesophageal junction cancers
The impact of immunotherapy on disease progression and survival remains uncertain, but biomarker selection may be the future
Study shows noninferior overall survival with active surveillance compared with surgery in some oesophageal cancers
Findings from the SANO trial also reported clinically complete responses after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy