Standard treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) typically involves antiangiogenic therapies, which block angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, thereby starving cancer cells. Anlotinib, a multitarget tyrosine kinase inhibitor, works by targeting VEGFR1-3, which hinders tumor metastasis and growth. In study results to be presented this weekend at the 2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, anlotinib demonstrated efficacy in patients with previously treated mCRC. ALTER0703, ...
Diet quality did not improve overall survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), according to a prospective cohort study published today in JAMA Network Open. The investigators, led by Erin Van Blarigan, Scd, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco, evaluated the diet qualities of 1,284 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer from October 2005 to February 2012. The patients were enrolled into Canc...
According to a study recently published in JAMA Network Open, a high proportion of older adults with average cancer risk are overscreened for colorectal, cervical, and breast cancers after surpassing specified upper age limits recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). In this interview, Jennifer L. Moss, PhD, first author of the study, discusses the significance of these findings, explains the risks of overscreening, and shares advice for reducing overscreening among older a...
Overscreening for colorectal, cervical, and breast cancer is prevalent among older adults in the United States, according to the results of a new study. While routine cancer screening for adults with average cancer risk is recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), it is recommended that screening be discontinued once individuals reach a specified upper age limit, defined as age 75 for colorectal cancer, age 65 for cervical cancer, and age 74 for breast cancer. However, many ...
In this interview, Wai K. Leung, MD, speaks with i3 Health about his research team's finding, recently published in Hypertension, that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer within three years of colonoscopy. Dr. Leung discusses the significance of the study's results and shares potential reasons behind the link between ACE inhibitor and ARB use and reduced colorectal cancer risk. Can you c...