Newly Defined Breast Cancer Targets Expand TNBC Treatment Options
March 23rd 2023Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, discusses genetic sequencing in triple-negative breast cancer, the significance of breast cancer tumor board discussions for informing further research and optimizing patient care, and how future directions in breast cancer treatment are building off the current benefits of drugs classes like antibody-drug conjugates.
Breast Cancer Expert Focuses on Decoding Biomarkers
For Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, his work on the RxPONDER trial serves as one of a few accomplishments for which he is grateful that have impacted clinical care.
Pembrolizumab/Cabozantinib Combo Shows Promising Clinical Benefit in Recurrent Metastatic HNSCC
November 9th 2022Nabil F. Saba, MD, FACP, expanded on efficacy data from a phase 2 trial investigating pembrolizumab plus cabozantinib in patients with recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and current challenges and safety concerns in selecting patients for evaluation.
Treatment Opportunities Expand for HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases
Suchita Pakkala, MD, discussed how treatments like tucatinib and fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki have widened the armamentarium for patients with brain metastases; the importance of enrolling these patients in clinical trials; and what future treatment sequencing might look like for this population.
Evolving Knowledge of BTK Inhibitors Continues to Shape Treatment Landscape in CLL
Jonathon B. Cohen MD, MS, discusses the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with BTK inhibitors, updates in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia, and how CAR T-cell therapy could improve patient outcomes in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma.