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

January 6, 2015

Researchers Review TRK Cancer Mutations As Targets In New Clinical Trials

A recent study published in the journal Cancer Discovery reviewed several clinical trials that are using drugs targeting the TRK gene for the treatment of different types of cancer, including ... Read more

$Taiho Oncology Submits New Drug Application To The FDA for Treatment of Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer$

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015

Taiho Oncology Submits New Drug Application To The FDA for Treatment of Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Taiho Oncology, Inc. has finalized its New Drug Application (NDA) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its proprietary TAS-102 (trifluridine and tipiracil hydrochloride) for the treatment ... Read more

January 2, 2015January 2, 2015

Adiponectin Polymorphisms Are Linked To Colorectal Cancer Risk

In a recent study titled “Association Between Adiponectin Polymorphisms and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer”, published in Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, a team of researchers from Harbin Medical University, ... Read more

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

Researchers Develop And Test A Novel Screening Kit for Colorectal Cancer

In a new study titled “The Usefulness of a Novel Screening Kit for Colorectal Cancer Using the Immunochromatographic Fecal Tumor M2 Pyruvate Kinase Test “, published in the Gut and ... Read more

December 29, 2014December 29, 2014

Researchers Find Genetic Determinants of Colorectal Cancer And Other Disorders

Researchers from the University of Toronto have developed a new computational technique that is able to pinpoint DNA mutations that can cause disease. The study, published in Science, reports on ... Read more

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014

High-Definition Scopes Efficiently Assess Intestinal Polyps

A new study entitled “Accuracy of in vivo colorectal polyp discrimination by using dual-focus high-definition narrow-band imaging colonoscopy” shows that current imaging techniques used in colonoscopies are capable of assessing the benign ... Read more

December 23, 2014December 26, 2014

Can Inflammation Causing Intestinal Bacteria Be Inherited?

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, along with international collaborators, has found that intestinal bacteria responsible for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (known as inflammatory bowel disease ... Read more

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014

Study Finds Link Between Selenium And Colorectal Cancer

A recent study published in the International Journal of Cancer by Newcastle University researchers found that high levels of selenium are correlated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer. The ... Read more

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014

New Therapy Shows Promise In Colorectal Cancer Treatment

A team at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has published the results of a recent study in the Cancer Research journal, where they show that novel anticancer agent FL118 can ... Read more

December 18, 2014December 18, 2014

Bacterial Biofilms Linked To Colon Cancer, According To Researchers

A recent study titled “Microbiota organization is a distinct feature of proximal colorectal cancers”, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has found that bacterial biofilms ... Read more

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014

Study Finds TV Time Negatively Associated With Colorectal Cancer Survival

A recent study titled “Pre- and Postdiagnosis Physical Activity,Television Viewing, and Mortality Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer in the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study”, published in the Journal ... Read more

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014

Study Finds Hormone Loss Could Lead To Colon Cancer Progression

In a recent study published in the Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal, a team of researchers from Thomas Jefferson University showed that upon the loss of an essential hormone, ... 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