An interview with: Frank A Sinicrope, MD, Medical Oncologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. CHICAGO —Big gains in survival have been reported among patients with stage three, node-positive colon
An interview with: Frank A Sinicrope, MD, Medical Oncologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
CHICAGO —Big gains in survival have been reported among patients with stage three, node-positive colon cancer whose tumors tested positive for deficient mismatch repair.
At the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting Frank Sinicrope reported findings from the phase three ATOMIC trial in which the immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab was added to adjuvant chemotherapy after resection.
He discussed the study results with Audio Journal of Oncology correspondent Peter Goodwin:
INTERVIEW: Frank A Sinicrope MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
ASCO Abstract LBA1:
“Randomized trial of standard chemotherapy alone or combined with atezolizumab as adjuvant therapy for patients with stage III deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) colon cancer (Alliance A021502; ATOMIC)”
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