Erica DiNapoli is an Assistant Editor for OncLive®. She joined the company in 2020 and now assists in editing and publishing both videos and informational articles to the website; she also helps manage the social media platforms. Prior to joining MJH Life Sciences, she was a student at Monmouth University and held two marketing internships at United Teletech Financial Federal Credit Union and Trendsetter Media & Marketing.
Hanhan Highlights How Robotic Techniques Have Shifted Surgical Care in Lung Cancer
February 4th 2021Ziad Hanhan MD, MPH, FACS, highlights the evolution of surgery in the field of lung cancer, the advantages associated with robotic techniques, and the crucial role of the surgeon in determining eligibility for these approaches.
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Hormonal Agents Improve Survival in mCSPC, but Novel Targets Are Needed For Further Drug Development
January 26th 2021Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses the role of docetaxel in the frontline setting, the emergence of novel hormonal agents in the paradigm, and efforts being made with combination regimens to potentially treat patients with resistant disease.
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Emerging Strategies Seek to Build on Radiation Benefits in Lung Cancer
January 19th 2021Katie Keane, MD, highlights the evolving role of stereotactic body radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with stage I lung cancer, the utilization of immunotherapy with chemoradiation in stage III disease, and research evaluating radiation in those with oligometastatic disease.
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Stadtmauer Spotlights the Explosion of BCMA-Directed Therapies in Multiple Myeloma
January 14th 2021Edward A. Stadtmauer, MD, highlights the emergence of several BCMA-directed therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and bispecific antibodies, and how outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma have improved significantly.
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Aggressive Treatment Approaches Expected to Move Dial in Metastatic Colon Cancer
January 13th 2021Michael J. Cavnar, MD, highlights the role of surgery in colon cancer, the role of tumor sidedness in informing surgical decisions, and research efforts that are being done to evaluate the utility of hepatic artery infusion pumps.
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Need for Molecular Testing in Lung Cancer Is Underscored as Additional Targets Emerge
January 8th 2021Yujie Zhao, MD, PhD, highlights molecular testing and how it's a critical component of the treatment selection process in lung cancer, as a host of effective drugs have since been developed to target alterations such as ALK, ROS1, and RET.
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Hunt for Predictive Biomarkers for T-DM1 in HER2+ Breast Cancer Continues
January 4th 2021Ian E. Krop, MD, PhD, highlights the impact of the pivotal KATHERINE trial on the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer and other recent advances that are moving the needle forward.
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Expert Compares Open vs Robotic Radical Cystectomy Approaches in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
January 2nd 2021Bryon Lee, MD, PhD, discusses recent advances in surgical technique, approach, and perioperative care have made radical cystectomy significantly less morbid for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer.
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Petrylak Shares Selection Considerations for Available Agents in Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
December 29th 2020Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, highlights the use of abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, and apalutamide and how these agents can lead to improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
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Immunotherapy Combos Take Next Step in Gynecologic Cancers
December 29th 2020R. Wendel Naumann, MD, discusses numerous investigations of PD-1 inhibitors in combination with PARP inhibitors or other targeted agents, as well as chemotherapy, and how it could finally start the next chapter of immunotherapy in gynecologic malignancies.
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Antiandrogens Plus ADT Continue to Reign Supreme in Nonmetastatic CRPC
December 28th 2020Michael E. Hurwitz, MD, PhD, highlights the role of second-generation androgen blockers in nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, how these agents compare, and active areas of investigation.
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Janku Highlights PFS Benefit With Dose-Escalated Ripretinib in Advanced GIST
December 15th 2020Filip Janku, MD, PhD highlighted a dose-escalated approach of ripretinib and how it yielded a progression-free survival benefit in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor across all lines of treatment in a phase 1 study.
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TNBC Treatment Paradigm Advances With the Rise of Chemoimmunotherapy Combos
December 15th 2020Neelima Vidula, MD, highlights some of the pivotal trials evaluating immunotherapy combination regimens in triple-negative breast cancer, some of the challenges faced in practice, and areas for further exploration.
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With the shift away from chemoimmunotherapy, and the adoption of novel combinations, as well as cellular therapy, the MCL treatment landscape has entered a new era. Looking forward, minimal residual disease is bound to play a critical role in terms of guiding treatment selection.
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