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    Video: With Project Cure CRC, allies are "done waiting"

    Hope is on the horizon.

    May 23, 2025
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    NIH: Combination immunotherapy shrank GI cancers

    A new kind of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy improved the treatment’s effectiveness in patients with metastatic GI cancers.

    Apr 1, 2025
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    Critical cuts to federal cancer research signed into law

    As Congress begins to work on its fiscal year 2026 budget, it’s important we work to restore funds that support vital cancer and medical research.

    Mar 25, 2025
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    Unmet needs in CRC: Survey results offer hope

    Uncover key survey findings on the unmet psychosocial and physical needs of colorectal cancer patients and survivors, and learn how the Alliance is shaping better care.

    Jan 27, 2025
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    Be heard this November: The Cancer Promise

    Learn about The Cancer Promise initiative and how political candidates can pledge to support cancer research, prevention, and care policies. Make your voice heard this election.

    Sep 25, 2024
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    What does research say about medical marijuana for colorectal cancer?

    If there is one common theme in all of the literature and scientific papers, it is that cannabis and cannabinoids enhance the benefits of conventional treatment for side effect management.

    Oct 12, 2016
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    2025 ASCO update: Six big studies

    The 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting featured several important studies that could change how colorectal cancer is treated, including a pivotal study for BRAF V600E patients.

    Jun 24, 2025
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    What the debt ceiling bill means for cancer research and prevention

    Our nation’s investment in cancer research and prevention is saving lives. Cancer mortality rates have declined by 33% since 1990, and the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot has a goal of 50%.

    Jun 17, 2023
    Is There a Lynch Syndrome Vaccine on the Way?
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    Is a Lynch syndrome vaccine on the way?

    Developing a Lynch Syndrome vaccine could change the narrative for patients, reducing screenings and – more importantly – lowering risks for Lynch Syndrome-related cancers.

    Mar 22, 2023
    USPSTF to Focus on Lynch Syndrome
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    USPSTF to focus on Lynch syndrome

    Lynch Syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary colorectal cancer, resulting in 4,200 cases per year. It is also more common in younger adults than in other forms of colorectal cancer.

    Feb 20, 2023
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    Alliance details results of Clinical Trial Think Tank Summit

    Driven by a commitment to save lives through best practices and innovation in research participation, the group offered collaborative solutions to improve trial design, messaging, access, and navigation, and ultimately, increase participation.

    Jan 31, 2023
    Trial Shows Improved Survival for Some Metastatic CRC Patients
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    Trial shows improved survival for some metastatic CRC patients

    Results of a new study announced at the 2023 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium demonstrate that a combination therapy, trifluridine/tipiracil (Lonsurf) plus bevacizumab, has promising activity to increase lifespan in mCRC patients.

    Jan 23, 2023
    Study Examines Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in Black Men 
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    Study examines colorectal cancer screening uptake in Black men 

    Non-Hispanic Black men have the worst colorectal cancer survival rates of any demographic group, and they are less likely than their non-Hispanic White counterparts to get screened.

    Jan 19, 2022
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    Alliance funding “critical” to screening test research

    Whether Dr. Hitchins’ research will ultimately produce a new screening test remains to be seen, but the progress made toward that end has relied greatly on the Alliance’s support.

    Aug 21, 2021
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    What Alliance-funded researchers are working on now

    We detail the latest on the eight current research projects funded through our Chris4Life Research Program.

    May 27, 2021
    What is Immunoscore?
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    What is Immunoscore?

    This new technology could refine the prognosis of stage II and some low-risk stage III colon cancer patients and provide doctors with additional information when making decisions about chemotherapy treatment.

    Aug 20, 2020
    Clinical Trial for Stage II and III dMMR/MSI-H Rectal Cancer Inspires Hope
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    Clinical trial for stage II and III dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer inspires hope

    A clinical trial out of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has set the cancer community abuzz after it showed a 100 percent success rate among the first 14 participants who completed treatment.

    Jun 8, 2022
    Evan Daniels: Remembering His Father on World Cancer Research Day
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    Evan Daniels: Remembering his father on World Cancer Research Day

    Evan Daniels is no stranger to the presence of cancer in his life. His father, Robert Daniels, was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer when Evan was just eight years old. Fortunately, Robert’s disease was caught early, and he was able to watch Evan grow.

    Sep 12, 2023
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    FDA approves ColoSense, mt-sRNA screening test from Geneoscopy

    ColoSense is a screening test for adults, 45 years of age or older, who are at average risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC).

    May 7, 2024
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    Dr. John Marshall joins the Alliance as Chief Medical Consultant

    A veteran in the field of gastrointestinal cancer research, Dr. Marshall will share his leadership experience and scientific expertise to guide the Alliance’s patient support and research initiatives, particularly Project Cure CRC.

    Apr 18, 2024
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