Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades

Objective: Digestive cancers account for five of the top ten cancer-related deaths in Taiwan. Our team has made persistent endeavors in translational research and clinical trials of digestive cancers for almost three decades. Data Sources and Study Selection: We enrolled relevant translational and c...

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Main Author: Kun-Huei Yeh
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-23-00044
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description Objective: Digestive cancers account for five of the top ten cancer-related deaths in Taiwan. Our team has made persistent endeavors in translational research and clinical trials of digestive cancers for almost three decades. Data Sources and Study Selection: We enrolled relevant translational and clinical studies for digestive cancers published by our groups in the past three decades. Results: First, we developed a unique weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin regimen (HDFL) in 1992. HDFL exhibits satisfactory single-agent activity, minimal myelosuppression, and mild toxicity. A variety of HDFL-based doublet combinations (such as cisplatin-HDFL, oxaliplatin-HDFL, and paclitaxel-HDFL) have become cornerstone regimens for three decades for the treatment of gastric cancers, with high efficacy and manageable toxicity at our hospital. Second, we have made persistent efforts in translational research and clinical trials on early-stage gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas (MALTomas), gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, colorectal cancers (CRCs), pancreatic cancers, and immuno-oncology. Third, on behalf of the Taiwan Oncology Society, we participated in and published the Pan-Asian adapted European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for locally advanced and metastatic CRC, gastric, and esophageal cancers, and the consensus meeting on tumor-agnostic indications of microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) and NTRK. Conclusion: In the future, our team will make persistent endeavors in research on digestive cancers for immunotherapy and precision medicine to further improve treatment outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-9cd1d774c3d74898a8e4624fea06ba882025-01-23T05:10:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cancer Research and Practice2311-30062024-01-011111610.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-23-00044Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three DecadesKun-Huei YehObjective: Digestive cancers account for five of the top ten cancer-related deaths in Taiwan. Our team has made persistent endeavors in translational research and clinical trials of digestive cancers for almost three decades. Data Sources and Study Selection: We enrolled relevant translational and clinical studies for digestive cancers published by our groups in the past three decades. Results: First, we developed a unique weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin regimen (HDFL) in 1992. HDFL exhibits satisfactory single-agent activity, minimal myelosuppression, and mild toxicity. A variety of HDFL-based doublet combinations (such as cisplatin-HDFL, oxaliplatin-HDFL, and paclitaxel-HDFL) have become cornerstone regimens for three decades for the treatment of gastric cancers, with high efficacy and manageable toxicity at our hospital. Second, we have made persistent efforts in translational research and clinical trials on early-stage gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas (MALTomas), gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphomas, colorectal cancers (CRCs), pancreatic cancers, and immuno-oncology. Third, on behalf of the Taiwan Oncology Society, we participated in and published the Pan-Asian adapted European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for locally advanced and metastatic CRC, gastric, and esophageal cancers, and the consensus meeting on tumor-agnostic indications of microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) and NTRK. Conclusion: In the future, our team will make persistent endeavors in research on digestive cancers for immunotherapy and precision medicine to further improve treatment outcomes.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-23-00044colorectal cancerdigestive cancersgastric cancergastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomahigh-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) and leucovorinpancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades
Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
colorectal cancer
digestive cancers
gastric cancer
gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
high-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) and leucovorin
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades
title_full Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades
title_fullStr Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades
title_full_unstemmed Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades
title_short Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades
title_sort awardee summary of 2023 taiwan oncology society clinical research award recipient persistent endeavors on research of digestive cancers for three decades
topic colorectal cancer
digestive cancers
gastric cancer
gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
high-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) and leucovorin
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-23-00044
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