A recent clinical trial for rectal cancer headed up by Memorial Sloan Kettering has grabbed the attention of medical oncologists and cancer scientists around the world. Like a miracle, in a subset of patients with the right genetic makeup, an IV infusion of an immunotherapy caused a complete remission. The doctors were shocked. The cancer disappeared in every single patient enrolled on trial. The results are so impressive they were published in The New England Journal of Medicine and featured at the nation’s largest gathering of clinical oncologists in June 2022.

In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes speaks with the designers of this study, Drs. Andrea Cercek and Luis Diaz, on what this groundbreaking news means for cancer patients and the scientific community moving forward.

Learn more about MSK’s Center for Young Onset Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Cancer

A recent clinical trial for <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/rectal">rectal cancer</a> headed up by Memorial Sloan Kettering has grabbed the attention of medical oncologists and cancer scientists around the world. Like a miracle, in a subset of patients with the right genetic makeup, an IV infusion of an <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/cancer-treatments/immunotherapy">immunotherapy</a> caused a complete remission. The doctors were shocked. The cancer disappeared in every single patient enrolled on trial. The results are so impressive they were published in <a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2201445">The New England Journal of Medicine</a> and featured at the nation’s largest gathering of clinical oncologists in June 2022.
In this episode, <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/diane-reidy-lagunes">Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes</a> speaks with the designers of this study, Drs. <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/andrea-cercek">Andrea Cercek</a> and <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/luis-diaz-jr">Luis Diaz</a>, on what this groundbreaking news means for cancer patients and the scientific community moving forward.
Learn more about <a href="https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/colorectal/colorectal-cancer-young-adults">MSK’s Center for Young Onset Colorectal and Gastrointestinal Cancer</a>

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.

Cancer Straight Talk from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center brings together national experts and cancer patients to have straightforward, evidence-based conversations. Our mission is to educate and empower patients and their families to make the right decisions and live happier, healthier lives.

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