Dr Dasari
Bando H et al. A randomized, double-blind, phase III study comparing trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) versus placebo in patients with molecular residual disease following curative resection of colorectal cancer (CRC): The ALTAIR study. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2025;Abstract LBA22.
Fidyk E et al. Real-world ctDNA testing patterns, associated biomarkers and sites of metastasis in early stage colorectal cancer. ASCO 2024;Abstract 3610.
Kasi PM et al. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for informing adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) in stage II/III colorectal cancer (CRC): Interim analysis of BESPOKE CRC study. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2024;Abstract 9.
Kasi PM et al. Impact of circulating tumor DNA-based detection of molecular residual disease on the conduct and design of clinical trials for solid tumors. JCO Precis Oncol 2022;6. Abstract
Kotani D et al. Molecular residual disease and efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer. Nat Med 2023;29(1):127-34. Abstract
Maddalena G et al. INTERCEPT program of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing for minimal residual disease (MRD) in colorectal cancer (CRC): Results from a prospective clinical cohort. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2024;Abstract 27.
Meyerhardt et al. Effect of celecoxib vs placebo added to standard adjuvant therapy on disease-free survival among patients with stage III colon cancer: The CALGB/SWOG 80702 (Alliance) randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2021;325(13):1277-86. Abstract
Nakamura Y et al. ctDNA-based molecular residual disease and survival in resectable colorectal cancer. Nat Med 2024;30(11):3272-83. Abstract
Nowak JA et al. Prognostic and predictive role of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in stage III colon cancer treated with celecoxib: Findings from CALGB (Alliance)/SWOG 80702. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2025;Abstract LBA14.
Tie J et al. Circulating tumor DNA analysis guiding adjuvant therapy in stage II colon cancer: Overall survival and updated 5-year results from the randomized DYNAMIC trial. ASCO 2024;Abstract 108.
Dr Cercek
Cercek A et al. Nonoperative management of mismatch repair-deficient tumors. N Engl J Med 2025;[Online ahead of print]. Abstract
Chalabi M et al. Neoadjuvant immunotherapy in locally advanced mismatch repair-deficient colon cancer. N Engl J Med 2024;390(21):1949-58. Abstract
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Chalabi M et al. Neoadjuvant immunotherapy leads to pathological responses in MMR-proficient and MMR-deficient early-stage colon cancers. Nat Med 2020;26(4):566-76. Abstract
Hu H et al. Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade with toripalimab, with or without celecoxib, in mismatch repair-deficient or microsatellite instability-high, locally advanced, colorectal cancer (PICC): A single-centre, parallel-group, non-comparative, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022;7(1):38-48. Abstract
Kasi A et al. A phase II open-label study of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with previously treated locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (SIGNA). Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2025;Abstract TPS651.
Ludford K et al. Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in localized microsatellite instability high/deficient mismatch repair solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2023;41(12):2181-90. Abstract
Rousseau B et al. The duration of immunotherapy for mismatch repair-deficient cancers. N Engl J Med 2025;392(8):824-26. Abstract
Dr Kasi
Adam R et al. Liver transplantation plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in patients with permanently unresectable colorectal liver metastases (TransMet): Results from a multicentre, open-label, prospective, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2024;404(10458):1107-18. Abstract
Bridgewater JA et al. Systemic chemotherapy with or without cetuximab in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastasis (New EPOC): Long-term results of a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2020;21(3):398-411. Abstract
Dekker E et al. Colorectal cancer. Lancet 2019;394(10207):1467-80. Abstract
Hitchcock KE et al. Alliance for clinical trials in oncology (Alliance) trial A022101/NRG-GI009: A pragmatic randomized phase III trial evaluating total ablative therapy for patients with limited metastatic colorectal cancer: Evaluating radiation, ablation, and surgery (ERASur). Res Sq [Preprint] 2023;rs.3.rs-3773522. Abstract
Kasi PM et al. Use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for early assessment of treatment response in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (aCRC): A real-world (RW) analysis. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2023;Abstract 246.
Malla M et al. Using circulating tumor DNA in colorectal cancer: Current and evolving practices. J Clin Oncol 2022;40(24):2846-57. Abstract
Nakamura Y et al. Clinical utility of circulating tumor DNA sequencing in advanced gastrointestinal cancer: SCRUM-Japan GI-SCREEN and GOZILA studies. Nat Med 2020;26(12):1859-64. Abstract
Sangaré L et al. An evaluation of RAS testing among metastatic colorectal cancer patients in the USA. Future Oncol 2021;17(13):1653-63. Abstract
Shitara K et al. Negative hyperselection of patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer for panitumumab: A biomarker study of the phase III PARADIGM trial. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2023;Abstract 11.
Dr Hecht
André T et al. Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy in microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer: 5-year follow-up from the randomized phase III KEYNOTE-177 study. Ann Oncol 2025;36(3):277-84. Abstract
André T et al. Nivolumab (NIVO) plus ipilimumab (IPI) vs chemotherapy (chemo) as first-line (1L) treatment for microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient (MSI-H/dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): First results of the CheckMate 8HW study. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2024;Abstract LBA768.
André T et al. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab in microsatellite-instability-high metastatic colorectal cancer. N Engl J Med 2024;391(21):2014-26. Abstract
André T et al. Antitumor activity and safety of dostarlimab monotherapy in patients with mismatch repair deficient solid tumors. JAMA Netw Open 2023;6(11). Abstract
André T et al. Nivolumab plus low-dose ipilimumab in previously treated patients with microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer: 4-year follow-up from CheckMate 142. Ann Oncol 2022;33(10):1052-60. Abstract
Le DT et al. Pembrolizumab for previously treated, microsatellite instability–high/mismatch repair–deficient advanced colorectal cancer: Final analysis of KEYNOTE-164. Eur J Cancer 2023;186:185-95. Abstract
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Lenz HJ et al. Nivolumab (NIVO) plus ipilimumab (IPI) vs chemotherapy (chemo) or NIVO monotherapy for microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient (MSI-H/dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): Expanded analyses from CheckMate 8HW. ASCO 2025;Abstract 3501.
Lenz HJ et al. First-line nivolumab plus low-dose ipilimumab for microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer: The phase II CheckMate 142 study. J Clin Oncol 2022;40(2):161-70. Abstract
Nasca V et al. Association of immune-related adverse events with the outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with dMMR/MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer. J Immunother Cancer 2023;11(1). Abstract
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Prof Van Cutsem
Desai J et al. Divarasib plus cetuximab in KRAS G12C-positive colorectal cancer: A phase 1b trial. Nat Med 2024;30(1):271-8. Abstract
Fakih MG et al. Sotorasib plus panitumumab in refractory colorectal cancer with mutated KRAS G12C. N Engl J Med 2023;389(23):2125-39. Abstract
Kopetz S et al. BREAKWATER: Analysis of first-line encorafenib + cetuximab + chemotherapy in BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer. Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2025;Abstract 16.
Kopetz S et al. Encorafenib, cetuximab and chemotherapy in BRAF-mutant colorectal cancer: A randomized phase 3 trial. Nat Med 2025;31(3):901-8. Abstract
Napolitano S et al. Targeting the EGFR signalling pathway in metastatic colorectal cancer. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024;9(7):664-76. Abstract
Pietrantonio F et al. Overall survival analysis of the phase III CodeBreaK 300 study of sotorasib plus panitumumab versus investigator's choice in chemorefractory KRAS G12C colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 2025;JCO2402026. Abstract
Raghav K et al. Trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive advanced colorectal cancer (DESTINY-CRC02): Primary results from a multicentre, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 2024;25(9):1147-62. Abstract
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Siena S et al. HER2-related biomarkers predict clinical outcomes with trastuzumab deruxtecan treatment in patients with HER2-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer: Biomarker analyses of DESTINY-CRC01. Nat Commun 2024;15(1):10213. Abstract
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Strickler JH et al. Final results of a phase 2 study of tucatinib and trastuzumab for HER2-positive mCRC (MOUNTAINEER). ASCO 2024;Abstract 3509.
Strickler JH et al. Tucatinib plus trastuzumab for chemotherapy-refractory, HER2-positive, RAS wild-type unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer (MOUNTAINEER): A multicentre, open-label, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol 2023;24(5):496-508. Abstract
Van Cutsem E et al. ANCHOR CRC: Results from a single-arm, phase II study of encorafenib plus binimetinib and cetuximab in previously untreated BRAFV600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer. J Clin Oncol 2023;41(14):2628-37. Abstract
Yaeger R et al. Efficacy and safety of adagrasib plus cetuximab in patients with KRASG12C-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer. Cancer Discov 2024;14(6):982-993. Abstract
Yoshino T et al. Final results of DESTINY-CRC01 investigating trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer. Nat Commun 2023;14(1):3332. Abstract