Patients with mismatch repair deficient gastric cancer demonstrated better median overall survival when skipping perioperative chemotherapy, according to a preprint study. Median overall survival is ...
Lynch syndrome (LS)–associated colorectal cancer (CRC) is characterized by mismatch repair-deficiency (MMR-D) and/or microsatellite instability (MSI). However, with increasing utilization of germline ...
Dr. Praveen Vikas, Dr. Tyler Johnson, and Dr. Russell Broaddus present the ASCO endorsement of the Mismatch Repair and Microsatellite Instability Testing for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a DNA mismatch repair (MMR) companion test to identify patients suitable for treatment with Merck's pembrolizumab (Keytruda). The Ventana MMR RxDx ...
Results showed a DFS benefit with the addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy for patients with mismatch repair-deficient tumors. The rate of grade 3 or greater adverse events was slightly higher ...
Opdivo® (nivolumab) in combination with Yervoy® (ipilimumab) has been made available within NHS Scotland for the first line treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) or ...
Praveen Vikas, MD; Hans Messersmith, MPH; Carolyn Compton, MD, PhD; Lynette Sholl, MD; Russell R. Broaddus, MD; Anjee Davis, MPPA; Maria Estevez-Diz, MD, PhD; Rohan ...