Hot Topics at ASCO-GI 2022

Junji Furuse, MD, PhD, presented the results of a phase 2 study of tasurgratinib efficacy on patients with FGFR2 fusion-positive cholangiocarcinoma following gene fusion status confirmation by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

Richard Kim, MD, presented the results of a phase 2, open-label study of patients who underwent telotristat ethyl plus first-line chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer.

Teresa Macarulla, MD, PhD, presented the results of 2 phase 1a/1b dose-escalation/expansion trials, studies that measured the efficacy and safety of brigimadlin in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

A recombinant bispecific antibody, CTX-009, is discussed regarding its role in an ongoing phase 2/3 open-label, randomized, controlled study—a study being conducted to measure the efficacy of CTX-009 in previously treated, advanced, or metastatic biliary tract cancer.

Cholangiocarcinoma experts presented the preliminary results of a phase 2 clinical trial regarding anlotinib plus TQB2450, nab-paclitaxel, and cisplatin—a study conducted for the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer.

Zongli Zhang, MD, PhD, presented the preliminary results of an ongoing single-arm, multicenter, open-label, real-world study analyzing the efficacy and safety of surufatinib as a second-line treatment option for patients with biliary tract cancer.

Riya Jayesh Patel, MD, presented how the impact of transcriptomic signatures related to chemotherapy and immunotherapy sensitivity in the cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) cohort of The Cancer Genome Atlas could serve as evidence supporting the effectiveness of metabolism-targeted therapies in overcoming CCA therapeutic resistance.

Amit Mahipal, MD, presented results from a real-world data study examining the rates of molecular alterations detected using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for patients receiving ivosidenib following circulating tumor ctDNA-detected IDH1 mutations.

Jia Fan, PhD, presented results from a phase 2 trial that investigated the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib and a programmed cell death protein-1 antibody as conversion therapy for the treatment of potentially resectable and locally advanced biliary tract cancer.