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October 31st 2024
First-line sugemalimab plus chemotherapy has received UK approval for metastatic NSCLC without EGFR-sensitizing mutations or ALK/ROS1/RET alterations.
Practical Toxicity Management Awareness With FGFR Inhibitors Improves Real-World Patient Outcomes
January 8th 2024Vivek Subbiah, MD, emphasizes the need for improved guidance on practical toxicity management for various FGFR-altered malignancies, highlights best practices for monitoring and managing the most common on-target toxicities associated with FGFR inhibitors, and discusses the key implications of this review for those utilizing FGFR inhibitors.
Optimal Personalization of Therapy In TNBC Necessitates Consistent Biomarker Identification
January 7th 2024Pooja Advani, MBBS, MD, details the encouraging activity of antibody-drug conjugates in triple-negative breast cancer, the importance of utilizing next-generation sequencing to inform treatment selection after progression on CDK4/6 inhibitors in this disease setting, and more.
Dr Ip on the Importance of NGS Testing in Hematologic Malignancies
January 5th 2024Andrew Ip, MD, discusses findings from a study on the use of next-generation sequencing of flow cytometry CD markers and machine learning as a replacement to flow cytometry analysis for the diagnosis of hematologic neoplasms.
Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: Looking to the Future
December 25th 2023In this final episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, discuss a roadmap of artificial intelligence (AI) advances in the next 5 to 10 years.
Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: Matching Patients With Clinical Trials
December 18th 2023In this eighth episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, explain how artificial intelligence tools are being developed to match the right patient to the right drug on the right clinical trial.
Repotrectinib May Serve as a New Standard of Care Across Treatment Lines in ROS1+ NSCLC
December 17th 2023Alexander Drilon, MD, highlights how the approval of repotrectinib addresses the need for improved therapies for patients who have progressed on a previous TKI and delves into notable neurologic toxicities seen with the agent.
Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: Improving Patient Interactions and Experience
December 11th 2023In this seventh episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, discuss how artificial intelligence tools may be utilized to improve wait time for treatment, to provide more time for provider-patient interactions, and more.
Inavolisib Plus Palbociclib and Fulvestrant Improves PFS in PIK3CA-Mutated HR+ Breast Cancer
The addition of inavolisib to palbociclib and fulvestrant improved progression-free survival vs palbociclib and fulvestrant alone in select patients with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: Potential Role in Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Staging
December 4th 2023In this sixth episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, discuss potential opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence tools in cancer screening, diagnosis, staging, and prognosis.
Dr Ganesan on the Use of ctDNA Assays For MRD Detection in Cancer Care
November 27th 2023Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, discusses the current limitations and advantages of leveraging circulating-tumor DNA to detect minimal residual disease in patients with cancer, as well as how ctDNA assays may address mechanisms of resistance in clinical practice.
Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology: Call for Evidence
November 27th 2023In this fifth episode of OncChats: Assessing the Promise of AI in Oncology, Toufic A. Kachaamy, MD, and Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, FACCC, discuss the need for evidence to support the utilization of different artificial intelligence tools in healthcare.
Taletrectinib Under NMPA Review in China for Advanced or Metastatic ROS1+ NSCLC
November 22nd 2023The Center for Drug Evaluation of China’s National Medical Products Administration has accepted the new drug application seeking the approval of the next-generation ROS1 TKI taletrectinib for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer with prior exposure to a ROS1 TKI.
Bayer Recalls Oral Larotrectinib Solution Because of Microbial Contamination
November 22nd 2023Bayer has voluntarily recalled 1 lot of the larotrectinib 20 mg/mL oral solution that is packaged in 100-mL glass bottles because of the presence of Penicillium brevicompactum contamination that was observed during ongoing, routine stability testing.
MRT-2359 Shows Favorable Tolerability in Heavily Pretreated MYC-Driven Solid Tumors
MRT-2359 had acceptable tolerability with a favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile in heavily pretreated patients with MYC-driven solid tumors, including lung cancer and high-grade neuroendocrine cancer.