Year in Review 2018 by the Brazilian Gastrointestinal Tumors Group - GTG: Gastrointestinal Tumors

Abstract

In 2018, there were some important trials presented over multiple international meetings. The objective of this article is to summarize the most important and practice changing studies in gastrointestinal oncology this year. Some studies in gastroesophageal, pancreatic, colorectal and anal canal have been selected, including adjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer, immunotherapy in metastatic gastroesophageal cancer, as well as strategies in regorafenib dose escalation and the role of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal.

Keywords

• Gastrointestinal neoplasms
• Stomach neoplasms
• Esophageal neoplasms
• Pancreatic neoplasms
• Colorectal neoplasms
• Anal canal.
• Neoplasias gastrointestinais
• Neoplasias estomacais
• Neoplasias esofágicas
• Neoplasias pancreáticas
• Neoplasias colorretais
• Canal anal.