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
Effective Detection of MRD May Support Earlier Implementation of ctDNA Testing in CRC
April 6th 2023Stacey A. Cohen, MD, discusses the advantages and limitations of ctDNA as a biomarker for detecting minimal residual disease , real-world data on the relationship between fluctuating cfDNA levels and ctDNA detection, and how implementing ctDNA testing earlier to identify minimal residual disease could serve as a prognostic tool in clinical practice.
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Recent Approvals Support Continued Research on New and Emerging ADCs Across Breast Cancer Subtypes
April 6th 2023Stephanie L. Graff, MD, gives an overview of recently approved ADCs in TNBC and HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, as well as the importance of continued research with these agents in the first-line setting.
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TALAPRO-2 Data Underscore Potential of Talazoparib Plus Enzalutamide in mCRPC
March 29th 2023Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses preclinical data that supported the launch of the TALAPRO-2 trial and key efficacy and safety data on the use of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer irrespective of homologous recombination repair mutational status.
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Tivozanib Plus Atezolizumab Under Investigation in Immunologically Cold Tumors
March 24th 2023The safety and efficacy of the immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab plus the VEGF TKI tivozanib is being investigated in patients with unresectable or metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, as well as those with several other immunologically cold tumors as part of the phase 1b/2 IMMCO-1 trial.
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Erdafitinib Elicits Responses in High- and Intermediate-Risk NMIBC Harboring FGFR3/2 Alterations
March 22nd 2023Siamak Daneshmand, MD, shed light on the phase 2 THOR-2 study evaluating different cohorts of patients with recurrent NMIBC, key findings from cohorts 2 and 3, and how ongoing research seeks to move the needle forward with novel drug delivery methods.
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Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapies Continue to Improve Patient Outcomes in Lung Cancer
March 20th 2023Updated data from key trials in non–small cell lung cancer continue to demonstrate the superiority of immunotherapy and targeted therapy regimens for non–small cell lung cancer treatment, but the optimal use of these agents in the adjuvant vs neoadjuvant settings is still contested.
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Bispecific CD20/CD19-targeted CAR T-cell Therapies May Improve Outcomes in MCL
March 15th 2023Nirav N. Shah, MD, explains the choice to evaluate LV20.19 CAR in MCL, key efficacy and safety data from the follow-up study of this agent, and ongoing efforts to potentially expand its use across other B-cell malignancies.
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Updated MAGNITUDE Data Support Niraparib Combination in mCRPC and HRR Gene Alterations
March 8th 2023Eleni Efstathiou, MD, PhD, expands on the updated interim data from the MAGNITUDE trial and sheds light on the utility of PARP inhibitor combinatorial strategies in patients with mCRPC and HRR gene alterations.
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Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab May Address Unmet Need in Advanced Urothelial Cancer
March 2nd 2023Jonathan E. Rosenberg, MD, discusses key safety and efficacy data from the EV-103 trial supporting supplemental biologics license applications seeking FDA approval of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced urothelial cancer.
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Teclistamab Approval Adds to Bucket of Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma Options
February 28th 2023Amandeep Godara, MBBS, expands on the advantages and limitations of teclistamab monotherapy in patients with late-relapsed myeloma, discusses the best use of bispecific antibodies and CAR T-cell therapy in this population, and highlights ongoing efforts to mitigate the impact of treatment-related toxicities and improve accessibility across the paradigm.
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Jasmine Sukumar, MD, discusses the purpose of analyzing endocrine therapy use in HR-positive/HER2-positive patients, key data presented from the retrospective analysis at SABCS, and the need for improved understanding of clinical indications for endocrine therapy in this breast cancer subtype.
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Clinical Activity With High-dose HPN217 Warrants Continued Research in R/R Multiple Myeloma
February 20th 2023Al-Ola A. Abdallah, MD, discusses updated safety and efficacy data with HPN217 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma and next steps for the investigation as well as sequencing of BCMA-targeted therapies for this patient population.
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Erdafitinib Data in FGFR+ Cholangiocarcinoma Indicates Utility of NGS in Treatment Selection
February 20th 2023Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS, discusses significant efficacy and safety data from the RAGNAR trial, how erdafitinib fits into the current treatment paradigm for biliary tract cancers, and the role of next-generation sequencing in the selection of FGFR inhibitors for this patient population.
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Adjuvant Everolimus Plus Standard ET Does Not Significantly Improve iDFS or OS in HR+ Breast Cancer
February 14th 2023Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, MD, MSC, discussed key efficacy and safety data from the SWOG 1207 trial of adjuvant everolimus in postmenopausal patients with high-risk, hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.
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Checkpoint Inhibitors, FGFR Inhibitors Lead to Continued Advancements in Biliary Tract Cancer
February 13th 2023James Harding, MD, highlighted current and emerging areas of research in biliary tract cancer, including key contributions from TOPAZ-1 and the phase 3 SWOG 1815 trial, the development of immunotherapy and chemotherapy combinations, and continued efforts to utilize personalized medicine in clinical practice.
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Encorafenib/Cetuximab Plus Chemo Viable for Continued Study in BRAF V600E–Mutated mCRC
February 10th 2023Scott Kopetz, MD, discussed the key objectives of the phase 3 BREAKWATER trial being done in patients with BRAF V600E–mutated mCRC, the recently reported safety and efficacy data observed with encorafenib plus cetuximab and chemotherapy, and the importance of conducting biomarker research to further personalize treatment in these patients.
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Zanubrutinib Approval Underscores the Importance of Next-Generation BTK Inhibitors in CLL/SLL
February 7th 2023Lamanna discussed key efficacy and safety data with zanubrutinib from the SEQUOIA and ALPINE trials, the advantages of zanubrutinib compared with previous therapeutic options, and how the approval of the agent will affect the use of next-generation BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma .
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Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, expands on the rationale for evaluating the addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine/cisplatin in patients with newly diagnosed biliary tract cancers, data presented from SWOG 1815, and how this study may pave the way for future research efforts in the paradigm.
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Post-Transplant KRd Maintenance May Allow for Superior Outcomes in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
February 3rd 2023Andrzej Jakubowiak, MD, PhD, highlighted several key studies that influenced the development and design of the ATLAS trial, introduced conclusions from the initial efficacy data, and discussed how ongoing analysis could further contextualize and inform post-transplant treatment approaches in multiple myeloma.
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Ryan Jacobs, MD, highlighted the updated safety and efficacy results from the minimal residual disease cohort of the CAPTIVATE trial, discussed unanswered questions regarding minimal residual disease as a predictive vs prognostic tool in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and outlined areas that are ripe for further exploration.
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Nicholas P. McAndrew, MD, MSCE, discusses the need for HER2-targeted TKIs specifically designed to penetrate the blood-brain barrier, updated clinical data on the safety and tolerability of DZD1516 monotherapy, and the implications of nonclinical data on DZD1516 for treating CNS metastases in HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Ibrutinib Plus Chemo Induction Followed by Ibrutinib Maintenance Could Be New Standard in MCL
January 31st 2023Martin Dreyling, MD, discusses the safety and efficacy data from the TRIANGLE study done in patients with previously untreated MCL who are younger than 66 years, and the impact of these results on the use of ASCT in this population.
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Cemiplimab Plus Chemotherapy Expands First-Line Options in Advanced NSCLC
January 30th 2023Ana Baramidze, MD, provides background on the FDA approvals of cemiplimab in NSCLC, expands on key efficacy and safety data with cemiplimab from EMPOWER-Lung 3, and discusses the current treatment landscape for patients with advanced NSCLC.
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Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax Provides Additional Fixed-Duration Regimen for Elderly Patients With CLL
January 18th 2023Carsten Niemann, MD, PhD, discusses the significance of new data from the GLOW trial, the potential relationship between treatment regimen, minimal residual disease status, and survival outcomes, and the importance of research into precision medicine approaches in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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