June 8, 2017August 24, 2022
Clinical Trial to Test Mekinist as Combo Therapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

The MEK inhibitor Mekinist (trametinib) is to be tested in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) — or Opdivo plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) — in colorectal cancer ... Read more
June 6, 2017
Certain Colon Cancer Patients May Need a Shorter Chemotherapy Course, International Study Finds

Certain patients who underwent surgery for lymph-node positive colon cancer (stage 3) may require only three months of chemotherapy after surgery ... Read more
June 1, 2017June 1, 2017
Binimetinib Triple Combo to Be Tested in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer Patients

The MEK inhibitor binimetinib will soon be tested in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) in colorectal cancer patients ... Read more
May 30, 2017
PCM-075 Proves Safe as Treatment for Colon, Other Cancer Types, Phase 1 Trial Shows

Trovagene’s PCM-075 therapy for several blood cancers and solid tumors, including colon cancer, proved safe in a Phase 1 clinical ... Read more
May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
FDA Approves Merck’s Keytruda for Colorectal, Other Solid Cancers with Specific Genetic Feature

Colorectal cancer patients with unresectable or metastatic tumors bearing a genetic feature — microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) — ... Read more
May 23, 2017
Increased Colon Cancer Risk in Overweight Boys Reversed by Slimming Down, Danish Study Finds

Overweight boys have a higher risk of developing colon cancer in adulthood, but if they lose the extra pounds by ... Read more
May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Survivor Updates Microsatellite Stable CRC Clinical Trial Finder

Tom Marsilje, who survived stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC), has joined forces with New York-based Fight Colorectal Cancer to help patients search for ... Read more
May 16, 2017
Colon Cancer Coalition Partnering with Olympus to Try to Increase the Disease’s US Screening Rate

The Colon Cancer Coalition, a nonprofit organization that encourages grassroots efforts to promote colon cancer awareness and screening, is partnering ... Read more
May 11, 2017
Researchers Take Aim at Early-stage Colon Cancer by Working on New Endoscope Device

A new European project aims to develop an innovative endoscope device that can detect and diagnose colorectal cancer in its early ... Read more
May 9, 2017
Online Survey Shows What Lifestyle Changes People Can Make to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

People who eat healthy, exercise, and do not smoke are less likely to report a personal history of colorectal cancer ... Read more
May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
RLR Agonists Seen to Promote Immune Response Against Colon Cancer Cells in Early Study

Small molecule compounds known as RLR agonists, being developed by Kineta to treat colon cancer, were seen to kill cancer ... Read more
May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
New MIT Mouse Model Using CRISPR Technology Could Speed Up Colon Cancer Research

MIT researchers using the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing and organoid technology have developed a new mouse model with a cancer that ... Read more

February 26, 2015February 26, 2015

Fungal Infection Mimics Colorectal Cancer, According to Case Report

Researchers at the University of Arizona reported a case study of a male patient with a fungal infection that resembled colorectal cancer. The study was published in the journal BMC Research ... Read more

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015

Researchers Examine Oncological Resection Principles In Emergency Surgical Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil examined the oncological resection principles affecting outcomes in emergency surgical treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer. The study titled “Can ... Read more

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015

Oncolytics Completes Patient Enrolment in Phase II Trial Of Reolysin For Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. recently announced it completed patient enrollment in its randomized Phase 2 study of Reolysin to treat patients suffering with metastatic or advanced colorectal cancer. This trial is being sponsored and conducted by ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

Protein Found to Promote Colon Cancer Migration and Recurrence

Researchers from the Chinese Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital in Chengdu and Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, discovered that the protein LIN28B is able to induce ... Read more

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015

Intracellular Calcium Affects Colon Cancer Cell Motility

A calcium supplement a day may not make metastatic colon cancer go away. In fact, as reported in a new article from Gachon University in the Republic of Korea, dietary ... Read more

February 19, 2015February 19, 2015

Combination of BRAF Inhibitors Might Improve Colorectal Cancer Treatment

A research team at Albert-Ludwigs-University in Germany led by Dr. Tilman Brummer studied the role of BRAF mutations in metastasis of colorectal carcinoma using a three-dimensional (3D) tissue culture model. The ... Read more

February 18, 2015February 18, 2015

Fearing Cancer Can Both Encourage or Discourage Screening

Concern about the possibility of developing cancer often times leads to colon cancer screening. However, the same concern also makes people less likely to actually undergo the exam. Those are the conclusions of research conducted at ... Read more

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Multidisciplinary Care for Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery Reduces Length of Stay, Medical Costs

According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, a new healthcare approach based on multidisciplinary care management for patients in need of colorectal surgery results ... Read more

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015

Chronic Inflammation May Drive Colon Cancer

In a recent study entitled “Immature myeloid cells directly contribute to skin tumor development by recruiting IL-17–producing CD4+ T cells,” a research team identified that a specific type of immune ... Read more

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

Study Discovers Origins of Colorectal Cancer Cells

A group of cancer researchers from Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have managed to trace the origins of colorectal cancer cells, finding important clues that could explain why tumor ... Read more

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015

Aggressive Cancer Predisposition in Children Associated With Fatal Mutations

A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics, focused on children with an aggressive cancer predisposition and the associated underlying mutations. The study is entitled “Combined hereditary and somatic mutations ... Read more

February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

‘Western’ Diet Linked To Higher Risk Of Colon Cancer Recurrence

A group of researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute published a report stating that the “Western Diet,” high in red meat, refined grains, fatty products and desserts, might increase the odds of early death and disease ... Read more

Clinical Trial to Test Mekinist as Combo Therapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

Certain Colon Cancer Patients May Need a Shorter Chemotherapy Course, International Study Finds

Binimetinib Triple Combo to Be Tested in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer Patients

PCM-075 Proves Safe as Treatment for Colon, Other Cancer Types, Phase 1 Trial Shows

FDA Approves Merck’s Keytruda for Colorectal, Other Solid Cancers with Specific Genetic Feature

Increased Colon Cancer Risk in Overweight Boys Reversed by Slimming Down, Danish Study Finds

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Survivor Updates Microsatellite Stable CRC Clinical Trial Finder

Colon Cancer Coalition Partnering with Olympus to Try to Increase the Disease’s US Screening Rate

Researchers Take Aim at Early-stage Colon Cancer by Working on New Endoscope Device

Online Survey Shows What Lifestyle Changes People Can Make to Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

RLR Agonists Seen to Promote Immune Response Against Colon Cancer Cells in Early Study

New MIT Mouse Model Using CRISPR Technology Could Speed Up Colon Cancer Research