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Findings from the TALENTACE trial presented at ESMO GI 2025 support the combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for the treatment of individuals with systemically untreated, intermediate-to-high tumour burden, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

A study from Italy suggests that the consumption of poultry – which includes all forms of chicken, turkey, duck, geese, guineas, quail, and pheasant as per the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020–2025 – ups the risk of death from gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, especially in men.

Pain and quality of life (QoL) outcomes from the phase III PANOVA-3 trial reinforce the role of tumour treating fields (TTFields) therapy when added to a chemotherapeutic regimen consisting of gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (GnP) for the treatment of individuals with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

The phase IIIb SIERRA study has shown an acceptable safety profile for the single tremelimumab regular interval durvalumab (STRIDE) regimen as first-line treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have a poor prognosis.

Patients with resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma demonstrate significant improvements in event-free survival (EFS) following treatment with durvalumab plus 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) chemotherapy compared with placebo plus FLOT, as shown by the results of the phase III MATTERHORN study.