Courtney Flaherty joined OncLive as an assistant editor in October 2022. Leveraging an educational background in the life sciences and prior experience conducting interviews in a university setting, she plays a key role in shaping social media strategy, covering live conferences, and producing multimedia content for both print and digital platforms. Email: cflaherty@onclive.com
NCCN Adds 2 Category 1 Recommendations for Amivantamab in NSCLC Clinical Practice Guidelines
December 21st 2023The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer for 2024 to include 2 new category 1 recommendations for amivantamab alongside chemotherapy in patients with treatment-naive, EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.
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Non–Clear Cell RCC Subtypes Require Individualized Approach to Treatment Selection
December 19th 2023Jaime R. Merchán, MD, spotlights case studies of patients with rare non-ccRCC histologies, discussing their clinical presentation, recent data on immunotherapy and targeted treatment options for the management of these disease subtypes, and patient outcomes on these therapies.
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Exploratory Analyses of KATHERINE Trial Inform Adjuvant T-DM1 Use in HER2+ Breast Cancer
December 18th 2023Maria Hafez, MD, spotlights the KATHERINE trial in HER2-positive breast cancer, expanding on the respective toxicity profiles of T-DM1 and trastuzumab that were identified in an exploratory safety analysis of the trial; updated outcomes with T-DM1 in those with residual invasive disease after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery; and more.
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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.
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Oral CELMoD Mezigdomide May Address Logistical Challenges Linked With R/R Myeloma Management
December 15th 2023Paul G. Richardson, MD, shares clinical findings and several case studies showcasing the encouraging activity and safety of mezigdomide in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
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The majority of patients with relapsed CLL treated with zanubrutinib or ibrutinib in the phase 3 ALPINE study did not acquire a BTK or PLCG2 mutation at the time of disease progression, indicating that these mutations may not be the primary drivers of resistance and relapse in this population.
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Frontline IO/TKI Regimens Continue to Evolve in ccRCC
December 14th 2023Jaime R. Merchán, MD, discusses the evolution and current role of IO/TKI regimens in advanced RCC; highlights data from the phase 3 CLEAR and KEYNOTE-426 trials supporting the use of pembrolizumab-based regimens in untreated ccRCC; and speculates on how future biomarker-driven research could improve the benefit seen with these combinations in this disease.
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Responses With Pirtobrutinib Remain High Despite Acquired Resistance in Relapsed CLL/SLL
December 13th 2023Responses on the non-covalent BTK inhibitor pirtobrutinib remained high in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia who expressed frequent baseline BTK mutations, according to a genomic analysis of the phase 1/2 BRUIN trial.
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Maria Hafez, MD, discusses factors such as HER2 status, lymph node negativity, and risk stratification that influence the selection of adjuvant treatment approaches for patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer and expands on pivotal data that have changed the paradigm.
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T-DXd Continues to Show Robust CNS Activity in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases
December 13th 2023Javier Cortés, MD, PhD, expands on the importance of investigating the central nervous system activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and brain metastases; key efficacy data from the pooled analysis of the agent in the DESTINY-Breast01, -02 and -03 trials; and more.
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Lance C. Pagliaro, MD, highlights updated data from the JAVELIN Bladder 100 and EV-103 trials in metastatic urothelial carcinoma, discusses their relevance for navigating the expanding treatment armamentarium for this disease, and outlines several future avenues for research.
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BGB-16673 Delivers Responses With a Tolerable Safety Profile Across R/R B-Cell Malignancies
December 12th 2023The novel BTK degrader BGB-16673 was well tolerated; produced meaningful and rapid clinical responses; and demonstrated on-target effects in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies.
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Bridging Therapy Prior to Axi-Cel Produces Favorable Real-World Outcomes in R/R LBCL
December 9th 2023Although the use of bridging therapy prior to treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel did not improve efficacy or safety outcomes for patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma, responses to bridging therapy may be prognostic of favorable outcomes after axi-cel administration.
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Precise stratification of hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer using BluePrint and MammaPrint assays revealed comparable 3-year recurrence-free survival rates between Black and White patients despite observed racial differences in the distribution of molecular subtypes.
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Frontline Serplulimab Plus Chemo Provides Consistent Survival Benefit in Squamous NSCLC
December 5th 2023The addition of serplulimab to carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel significantly prolonged survival vs chemotherapy alone when used in the first-line treatment of patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic squamous non–small cell lung cancer.
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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to BI 764532 for DLL3+ Large-Cell NEC of the Lung
December 4th 2023The FDA has granted a fast track designation to BI 764532 for use as a therapeutic option in patients with advanced or metastatic DLL3-expressing large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung who experienced disease progression after treatment with 1 or more lines of therapy, including platinum-based chemotherapy.
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ADC Doublets Represent a Promising Novel Approach for Treatment-Resistant mUC
December 4th 2023Bradley A. McGregor, MD, expands on the feasibility and safety considerations addressed through the design and methodology of the DAD study; highlights dose-limiting toxicities and early responses seen with sacituzumab govitecan plus enfortumab vedotin in treatment-resistant mUC; and explains how these results support further investigation of other ADC doublets.
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FDA Approval of Nirogacestat Introduces First Systemic SOC Therapy for Desmoid Tumors
December 1st 2023Mrinal M. Gounder, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating nirogacestat in the DeFi trial, highlights patient-reported outcomes with the agent in this study, and discusses potential next steps for better utilizing T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in addition to RECIST criteria when assessing tumor volume and dimensions in desmoid tumors.
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Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD, expanded on key considerations when navigating the use of perioperative immunotherapy for patients with or without oncogenically-driven lung cancers, the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration when deciding on a treatment plan, and the need for increased and earlier implementation of biomarker testing in all patients with lung cancer.
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Reena J. Salgia, MD, discusses the advantages of utilizing an atezolizumab plus bevacizumab backbone as standard frontline therapy in unresectable HCC; how factors such as Child-Pugh B score, bleeding, and other high-risk features impact treatment selection; and the unmet needs that still need to be addressed for this patient population.
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IBI351 NDA Under NMPA Review in Advanced KRAS G12C–Mutant NSCLC
November 28th 2023The Center for Drug Evaluation of China’s National Medical Products Administration has accepted and granted priority review to the new drug application for IBI351 in the treatment of patients with advanced, KRAS G12C–mutant NSCLC who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy.
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Emerging TROP-2 Directed ADCs Show Promise in Advanced NSCLC
November 28th 2023Benjamin Philip Levy, MD, discusses the current landscape of emerging antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and their early activity in advanced lung cancer, the potential utility of oncogene-directed ADCs for patients with driver mutations, and more.
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Frontline Aumolertinib Plus Anlotinib Elicits Responses in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC With Brain Metastases
November 26th 2023Aumolertinib plus anlotinib resulted in intracranial efficacy when used in the first-line treatment of patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer who have brain metastases.
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Jonathan W. Riess, MD, MS, discusses how prior data led to the investigation of IO102-IO103 in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with PD-L1–high non–small cell lung cancer adenocarcinoma and details the initial efficacy and safety data reported in this population.
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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.
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Fixed-Duration Approaches Provide Promising Survival Benefit for Select Patients With CLL
November 21st 2023John N. Allan, MD, discusses current data detailing the activity of venetoclax-based, fixed-duration regimens in the frontline setting for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia; the synergy and promising efficacy signals seen with BCL-2 and BTK inhibitor combinations; and ongoing research efforts exploring triplet regimens vs other continuous approaches in this space.
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EO2401 Plus Nivolumab and Bevacizumab Shows Activity in Progressive/Recurrent Glioblastoma
November 20th 2023The use of the first-in-class, microbiome-derived therapeutic vaccine EO2401 in combination with nivolumab with or without bevacizumab produced clinical activity and was well tolerated in patients with progressive/recurrent glioblastoma.
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