Brandon Twyford

Brandon Twyford is the Senior Editor for GI Oncology Now

Articles by Brandon Twyford

Brandon TwyfordHR Breast Cancer | April 5, 2025
Final results from the PENELOPE-B trial show palbociclib did not improve survival in high-risk HR+/HER2– breast cancer.
Brandon TwyfordHER2 Breast Cancer | April 4, 2025
Enhertu approved in the EU for HR+, HER2-low, -ultralow metastatic breast cancer, showing PFS benefit over chemotherapy.
Brandon TwyfordHER2 Breast Cancer | April 2, 2025
Study finds HER2-low vs HER2-zero breast cancer similar overall, but HER2-low shows better RFS if node-positive.
Brandon TwyfordColorectal Cancer | January 28, 2025
The study showed that favezelimab/pembrolizumab did not demonstrate a survival benefit over SOC.
Brandon TwyfordLiver Cancer | January 23, 2025
The study reinforces the potential of triplet blockade with casdozo, atezo, and bev as a viable approach for managing uHCC.
Brandon TwyfordColorectal Cancer | January 23, 2025
The study shows the prognostic value of ctDNA in detecting MRD in patients with stage II/III CRC.
Brandon TwyfordLiver Cancer | January 23, 2025
Trial results show no significant benefit of adding chemoradiation to adjuvant chemotherapy in resected gallbladder cancer.
Brandon TwyfordLiver Cancer | January 23, 2025
SBRT shows promise for liver tumor control, but hepatobiliary toxicity remains a concern.
Brandon TwyfordLiver Cancer | January 23, 2025
Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab shows promising efficacy and tolerability for advanced HCC with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis.
Brandon TwyfordLiver Cancer | December 13, 2024
Rising HCC mortality rates in the US highlight stark disparities across age, sex, race, and liver disease etiologies.
Brandon TwyfordGastric Cancer | November 20, 2024
Tislelizumab shows significant survival benefits in first-line treatment for gastric and esophageal cancers.
Brandon TwyfordGI Cancer | September 19, 2024
Retifanlimab plus chemotherapy showed improved PFS and response rates in locally recurrent or metastatic SCAC.
Brandon TwyfordColorectal Cancer | September 19, 2024
The RAMTAS trial explored ramucirumab plus TAS102, benefiting select chemotherapy-refractory mCRC patients.
Brandon TwyfordGI Cancer | December 7, 2024
The LEAP-012 study showed improved progression-free survival with lenvatinib, pembrolizumab, and TACE in HCC.
Brandon TwyfordColorectal Cancer | September 16, 2024
Combining encorafenib and cetuximab with FOLFIRI chemotherapy showed strong antitumor activity in BRAF V600E-mutant mCRC.
Brandon TwyfordGastric Cancer | September 16, 2024
Trastuzumab deruxtecan, pembrolizumab, and chemotherapy shows benefits in advanced or metastatic esophageal, gastric, or GEJA
Brandon TwyfordPancreatic Cancer | September 12, 2024
Results showed 64% of patients with HRD mPC were progression-free at 6 months with pembrolizumab and olaparib.
Brandon TwyfordColorectal Cancer | September 12, 2024
Cetuximab rechallenge guided by liquid biopsy improved response and disease control rates in RAS wild-type mCRC.
Brandon TwyfordColorectal Cancer | July 2, 2024
The US FDA recently granted approval for the combination of adagrasib and cetuximab for mCRC with KRAS G12C mutation.
Brandon TwyfordLiver Cancer | June 11, 2024
[68Ga]Ga-RYZ-GPC3 shows high specificity in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma, outperforming conventional imaging.