Dr. Jun Gong
Oncologist
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Dr. Jun Gong is an oncologist at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California.
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Episode # 75 • 04 Aug 2026
Applying CheckMate 8HW: Practical Updates for MSI-High CRC
with Dr. Cathy Eng, Dr. Jun Gong
Is it time to rethink the definition of “cure” for stage IV colorectal cancer? In this episode of BackTable Tumor Board, medical oncologist Jun Gong interviews Dr. Cathy Eng about updates from the phase III CheckMate-8HW trial in centrally confirmed MSI-high/dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer, comparing nivolumab/ipilimumab, nivolumab, and chemotherapy. They discuss initial findings demonstrating improved progression-free survival and response rates with combination immunotherapy, as well as safety considerations and how comorbidities and frailty guide the choice between single-agent and combination regimens.
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About
Jun Gong, MD, is a medical oncologist of the Gastrointestinal Disease Research Group, Pancreatic Cancer Research Group, and Urologic Oncology Program in the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai. His primary clinical interests are in gastrointestinal (GI), hepatobiliary, and genitourinary (GU) cancers with a multidisciplinary focus of care along with colleagues from surgery, gastroenterology, radiation oncology, radiology, and urology.
Dr. Gong is focused on translational and clinical cancer research with interests in early therapeutic trials (immunotherapy, targeted therapies, biologics, and other systemic therapies) and biomarker development to improve patient outcomes in GI and GU cancers.
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