These findings are very important for patients with early-stage dMMR tumors because it’s likely they do not need surgery or radiation if they are treated first with immunotherapy for a sufficient ...

Colorectal cancer highlights from ASCO 2025 include findings from the BREAKWATER, ATOMIC, DYNAMIC-III, and TRIPLETE trials.

A new study finds elderly patients undergoing rectal cancer surgery face higher postoperative complications and mortality, ...

“The trade-off between [neoadjuvant radiotherapy] use and diverting stoma nonreversal may not be justified for upper rectal cancer, emphasizing the importance of considering tumor height when ...

9-12 As neoadjuvant therapy, immune checkpoint blockade has resulted in elimination of the primary tumor in patients with colorectal cancers, and for rectal cancer specifically, data from our ...

A total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) approach is strongly recommended for patients with T3 to T4 and node-positive rectal cancer ...

Key recommendations include the following: Neoadjuvant radiation therapy is recommended for patients with stage II or III rectal cancer to reduce their risk of locoregional recurrence. A thorough ...

guidelines for locally advanced rectal cancer treatment endorse watch-and-wait for patients with clinical complete response after neoadjuvant therapy,” said Zhao. “Our protocols follow established ...

There are 3 main ways that hormone therapy is used to treat patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer: neoadjuvant therapy, adjuvant therapy, and treatment of patients with metastatic breast ...

Nisha Mohindra, MD, and Christopher Towe, MD, discuss what early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treatment options have looked like in the past and a more recent treatment option, neoadjuvant therapy ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery and postoperative radiation therapy could improve organ preservation ... resectability,” lead study author Nabil Saba, MD, of the Winship Cancer Institute of ...