Colorectal Cancer

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City of Hope study uncovers new option for advanced colorectal cancer
A Phase 2 clinical trial at City of Hope has shown that monotherapy with sotorasib results in anti-tumor activity and a favorable benefit-risk profile among heavily pretreated patients with advanced colorectal...
38-year-old colon cancer survivor wants more young people to get screened
What started as lower abdominal pains in January 2021 that would strike suddenly, like labor pains, eventually escalated to unintended weight loss, loss of appetite, blood in the stool and...
City of Hope the right fit for patient's complex colon cancer case
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The disease remains the fourth most common type of cancer and the second deadliest. In 2022, more than 150,000 people across the United...
La cirugía robótica revoluciona el tratamiento del cáncer de colon
"Cuando un paciente oye la temida palabra que comienza con “c”, esta suele desencadenar una ansiedad aguda, y cuando se trata de cáncer de colon, los temores que se expresan espontáneamente...
Investigating a Next-Generation Neoantigen Vaccine Candidate for Colorectal and Solid Tumor Cancers in a First-in-human Clinical Trial
Roughly 15-20% of people diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC), the third most common cancer diagnosed in both sexes in the U.S., excluding skin cancer, will have tumors with deficient mismatch...
City of Hope scientists develop a novel, noninvasive liquid biopsy test for identification of lymph node metastasis in early-stage T1 colorectal cancer
CONTACT Zen Vuong 626-409-9367 zvuong@coh.org   This new, blood-based test successfully identifies individuals with lymph node metastasis associated with high-risk T1 colorectal cancer and potentially could help people with non-high-risk...
Robotic surgery revolutionizing colon cancer treatment
“When a patient hears the “c” word, it usually triggers acute anxiety — and when it’s colon cancer , the fears they spontaneously express are: Am I going to die? Will...
City of Hope doctors present novel research at Virtual ASCO20
A targeted therapy for colorectal cancer and an immunotherapy drug for head and neck cancer are just some of the innovative treatments City of Hope doctors presented at this year’s...
Promising phase 1 clinical trial results: Use of sotorasib (AMG 510) in patients with solid tumors
CONTACT Zen Vuong 626-409-9367 zvuong@coh.org   Participants with advance non-small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer experienced the greatest benefits in this first-in-human study.   DUARTE, Calif. — A phase...
Research finds botanical treatment effective for colon cancer
The remarkable results of a new City of Hope study show that the natural botanical Andrographis paniculata, when given in conjunction with chemotherapy, may be a major breakthrough in...