The OncLive® Global Oncology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and international expert insights on treatment of patients with cancer. This page features articles focused on ex-US regulatory news, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing global research in oncology care.
October 31st 2024
An NDA seeking the approval of sacituzumab tirumotecan for EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer is under review by the NMPA’s CDE.
26th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-26, 2025
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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42nd Annual CFS: Innovative Cancer Therapy for Tomorrow®
November 13-15, 2024
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PER LIVER CANCER TUMOR BOARD: How Do Evolving Data for Immune-Based Strategies in Resectable and Unresectable ...
November 16, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: Clinical Updates from Chicago – A Focus on What Community Centers Need to Know to Move Their Solid Tumors' Practices Forward
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do Clinicians Integrate the Latest Evidence in Treating Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Care?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Community Practice Connections™: 5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium – An Illustrated Tumor Board
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Tumor Agnostic Trials and the Reshaping of Precision Medicine in Oncology: A Focus on TSC1/2 Mutations
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Community Practice Connections™: Optimize the Diagnosis and Treatment of HER2-Positive Colorectal Cancer
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Community Oncology Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2-Expressing Breast Cancer… Advances in Management from HER2-Low to Positive Disease
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Annual Hematology Meeting: Preceding the 66th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
December 6, 2024
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How CEACAM5 Expression Can Be Measured and Leveraged in NSCLC Care: Current Developments & Future Therapeutic Opportunities
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Medical Crossfire®: Where Are We in the World of ADCs? From HER2 to CEACAM5, TROP2, HER3, CDH6, B7H3, c-MET and Beyond!
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Community Oncology Connections™: Overcoming Barriers to Testing, Trial Access, and Equitable Care in Cancer
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Translating New Evidence into Treatment Algorithms from Frontline to R/R Multiple Myeloma: How the Experts Think & Treat
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Medical Crossfire: How Has Iron Supplementation Altered Treatment Planning for Patients with Cancer-Related Anemia?
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Show Me the Data: How Do We Navigate the Latest Evidence on Novel Therapies, Combinations, and Clinical Trials Across MPN Care in the Context of Current Treatment Algorithms?
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Towards Personalized Treatment Approaches in Soft Tissue Sarcomas
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22nd Annual Winter Lung Cancer Conference®
January 31, 2025 - February 2, 2025
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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The Next Wave in Biliary Tract Cancers: Leveraging Immunogenicity to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Evolving Treatment Landscape
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42nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference®
March 6 - 9, 2025
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The Evolving Tool Box in Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Next-Generation SERDs, PI3K/AKT, ADCs, CDK4/6 and Beyond…
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Medical Crossfire®: The Experts Bridge Recent Data in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia With Real-World Sequencing Questions
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18th Annual New York GU Cancers Congress™
March 28-29, 2025
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Advances Into Melanoma
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Community Practice Connections™: Pre-Conference Workshop on Immune Cell-Based Therapy
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Coffee Talk™: Navigating the Impact of HER2/3, TROP2, and PARP from Early Stage to Advanced Breast Cancer Care
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Community Practice Connections™: 9th Annual School of Gastrointestinal Oncology®
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Enzalutamide Granted Positive EU Opinion for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion to recommend an additional indication of enzalutamide for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
Selinexor/Dexamethasone Approved in Europe for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
The European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for selinexor for use in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have previously received at least 4 therapies and whose disease is refractory to at least 2 proteasome inhibitors, 2 immunomodulatory agents, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, and have experienced progressive disease on their last therapy.
Liso-Cel Approved in Japan for Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma
March 29th 2021Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved lisocabtagene maraleucel, a CAR T-cell therapy designed to target CD19, for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma, as well as relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.
Adjuvant Nivolumab Takes Step Toward EU Approval in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma
The European Medicines Agency has validated its type II variation application for nivolumab as an adjuvant treatment for patients with surgically resected, high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma.
Frontline Osimertinib Showcases Real-World Safety, Efficacy in EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC
Osimertinib (Tagrisso) showcased encouraging efficacy and acceptable safety in patients with EGFR-positive, advanced non–small cell lung cancer. according to real-world findings from an observational, multicenter study.
Prior Immunotherapy or Osimertinib Negatively Impacts Outcomes With Subsequent Atezolizumab in NSCLC
Previous exposure to immune checkpoint inhibitors or osimertinib has been linked with poor outcomes in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who were receiving a subsequent atezolizumab-containing regimen.
EU Panel Recommends Atezolizumab for Frontline PD-L1–High Metastatic NSCLC
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of atezolizumab for use as a frontline treatment in adult patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors have a high PD-L1 expression and no EGFR or ALK aberrations.
Sacituzumab Govitecan Application for Metastatic TNBC Fast-Tracked in Europe
The European Medicines Agency has validated a Marketing Authorization application for sacituzumab govitecan-hziy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who had previously received at least 2 therapies, including at least 1 therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease.
EMA Accepts Application for Enfortumab Vedotin in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
The European Medicines Agency has accepted a marketing authorization application for enfortumab vedotin-ejfv for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have previously received a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor and a platinum-containing chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant, locally advanced or metastatic setting.
Adagrasib Demonstrates Favorable Efficacy, Pharmacokinetic Profile in Advanced KRAS G12C+ NSCLC
March 25th 2021Adagrasib yielded durable responses and broad disease control, in addition to providing extensive predicted coverage throughout the dosing interval, in patients with KRAS G12C–mutant advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
Pemigatinib Approved in Japan for Unresectable, FGFR+ Biliary Tract Cancer
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has approved pemigatinib for the treatment of patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer with a FGFR2 fusion gene, worsening following chemotherapy.
CA-125 Level Informs Surveillance Strategy for Olaparib/Bevacizumab in Ovarian Cancer
March 19th 2021CA-125 surveillance alone could be used to detect disease progression in patients with advanced ovarian cancer and an abnormal CA-125 level at the beginning of frontline maintenance therapy with olaparib and bevacizumab, according to an analysis from the phase 3 PAOLA-1.
Daratumumab Plus Rd Prolongs PFS in Frail, Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Ineligible Myeloma
The addition of daratumumab to lenalidomide and dexamethasone resulted in improved progression-free survival vs Rd alone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were not eligible for transplant—even in frail patients.
NICE Recommends Against Olaparib for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will not recommend olaparib for the treatment of patients with hormone-relapsed, metastatic prostate cancer that harbors BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations that has progressed on abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide.
Maintenance Lenalidomide Safe, Should Be Continued in Patients With Myeloma Who Contract COVID-19
Maintenance treatment with lenalidomide was found to be a safe treatment for patients with multiple myeloma who are diagnosed with COVID-19, supporting use of the immunomodulatory drug in this patient population.
Melphalan Triplets Elicit Responses, Are Safe in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
The triplet regimen of melphalan flufenamide with dexamethasone and either daratumumab or bortezomib demonstrated encouraging clinical activity and was well tolerated in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
Ixazomib Triplets Show Efficacy in Transplant-Ineligible Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Ixazomib-based triplet regimens as induction therapy elicited higher rates of efficacy compared with ixazomib/dexamethasone alone, followed by single-agent ixazomib maintenance, in patients with transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
Dostarlimab Gets Positive EU Opinion in Recurrent or Advanced MSI-H Endometrial Cancer
February 26, 2021 - The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use granted a positive opinion to dostarlimab as a treatment for patients with recurrent or advanced microsatellite instability–high/mismatch repair deficient endometrial cancer who have progressed on or following platinum-based chemotherapy.
Cabozantinib/Nivolumab Approaches EU Approval for Frontline Advanced RCC
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for the combination of cabozantinib plus nivolumab for use as a frontline treatment in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Pamrevlumab May Address Unmet Need for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
February 17, 2021 – Pamrevlumab, a first-in-class inhibitor of connective tissue growth factor activity, is being evaluated in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (Abraxane) in a phase 3 trial for patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, a population in need of new options.