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

March 9, 2017

CBT Presents Positive Preclinical Data for CBT-501 Colon Cancer Therapy

The anti-PD-1 antibody CBT-501 (genolimzumab) may offer hope to colon cancer patients, according to preclinical data recently presented by CBT Pharmaceuticals, a life sciences oncology company based in Santa Clara, California. During the ... Read more

March 7, 2017

Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising in Adults Younger Than 50, Statistics Show

While colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have seen significant reductions since 2000 in older people, these numbers seem to be increasing in adults younger than 50, according to the ... Read more

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017

Cancer Death Rates to Fall Faster in European Men than Women in 2017, Scientists Predict

The death rate of European men with cancer will fall faster than in women this year, according to predictions based on data about cancer patterns. Researchers, who have been doing ... Read more

February 28, 2017

Mologen’s DNA-based Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Preclinical Colon Cancer Models

Combining Mologen’s TLR9 agonists EnanDIM with an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor may be a promising approach to treat colon cancer patients. The preclinical data was presented at the 2017 Clinical Immuno-Oncology Symposium ... Read more

February 23, 2017

Inherited Mutations Linked to Colorectal Cancer More Frequent than Believed, Study Finds

The likelihood of having an inherited gene mutation linked to colorectal cancer may be higher than previously believed, according to researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In a study of ... Read more

February 21, 2017

Two New Biomarkers May Help Predict Colorectal Cancer Patients’ Response to Therapy

Researchers identified two biomarkers that predict whether patients with colorectal carcinoma will respond well to treatment with Erbitux (cetuximab) or the chemotherapy agent 5FU, according to a new study. These ... Read more

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Researchers Develop Potential Antibody to Battle Colon, Other Cancers

Researchers have developed a new antibody approach that may help fight a broad range of cancers, including colon cancer, according to a new study. The antibody targets the SIRPα protein, ... Read more

February 14, 2017

Study Shows Link Between Smoking, Higher Death Risk for Colon Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery

Colon cancer patients who smoked at the time of diagnosis were more likely to die of cancer within five years than patients who never smoked, according to the results of ... Read more

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017

Eating Nuts Regularly May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer, Study Suggests

People who consume nuts every day may be less likely to develop colon cancer, findings from a recent German study suggest. The team has found that nuts — including almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia ... Read more

February 7, 2017

Low-fat, High-fiber Diet Cuts Risk of Bacteria-linked Colon Cancer, Study Says

A diet rich in whole grains and fiber may protect against colon cancer by reducing the amount of a bacteria in the intestine that is thought to contribute to the onset ... Read more

February 2, 2017

Young, Middle-aged Colon Cancer Patients More Apt to Receive Post-Surgery Chemotherapy

Young and middle-aged colon cancer patients are two to eight times more likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery) than older patients, researchers have found. But evidence also shows ... Read more

January 31, 2017

New Biomarker Could Improve Treatments for Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastasis

The protein VEGF-A, which is involved in the formation of new blood vessels, often predicts poor prognosis when found in primary tumors. But researchers have now revealed that that may ... 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