2021 ISGIO Meeting Packed With Multidisciplinary Updates in Gastrointestinal Cancers
November 9th 2021Gastrointestinal cancer is increasingly viewed through a multidisciplinary lens, and the 2021 International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology Annual Meeting produced intriguing developments in the armamentarium.
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Adjuvant Atezolizumab Provides Potential Standard of Care for PD-L1+ NSCLC
November 2nd 2021John V. Heymach, MD, PhD, discusses the background of the Impower010 trial, the benefit for patients with PD-L1 levels of at least 1%, and the exciting direction adjuvant therapy in NSCLC is heading.
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Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute to Take Research Efforts to Greater Heights
October 29th 2021The Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute, which has recently been launched at Albert Einstein Cancer Center, will focus on taking the tumor microenvironment research being done at the center to the next level and to develop novel technologies that can better identify dormant cancer as well as prevent and control recurrent disease.
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CoopERA Results Show Benefits of Giredestrant in ER+/HER2– Early Breast Cancer
October 28th 2021Sara Hurvitz, MD, discusses the coopERA study and how these data, along with findings from other clinical trials, could lead to significant changes in treatment for patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer.
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Miami Cancer Institute’s HIV/Cancer Clinic Utilizes Multidisciplinary Care to Improve Outcomes
October 15th 2021Marco Ruiz, MD, discusses the new HIV/Cancer Clinic and its goals, challenges faced with patients who have cancer and HIV infection, and clinical trial opportunities that strive to move the needle forward.
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Monk Reviews Transformative KEYNOTE-826 Data in Cervical Cancer and Next Steps for Research
October 5th 2021Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACS, FACOG, discusses the practice-changing data from KEYNOTE-826 examining pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab and next steps for research in recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.
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Cemiplimab/Chemo Represents New Frontline Option for Advanced NSCLC Without Actionable Mutations
October 4th 2021Miranda Gogishvili, MD, discusses the rationale for examining cemiplimab plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy as a frontline treatment in patients with advanced NSCLC and key findings from the phase 3 EMPOWER-Lung 3 trial.
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Durvalumab Plus Olaparib or Cediranib Leads to Disease Stabilization in Leiomyosarcoma
September 23rd 2021Albiruni Ryan Abdul Razak, discusses the rationale for examining durvalumab with either olaparib or cediranib in patients with LMS, key data reported with this approach, and next steps for the phase 2 DAPPER study.
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Neoadjuvant Talazoparib Shows Activity in BRCA1/2+ Early HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
August 30th 2021Jennifer K. Litton, MD, discusses the rationale for examining neoadjuvant talazoparib in patients with BRCA1/2-positive, early HER2-negative breast cancer, safety and efficacy results from NEOTALA, and next steps for research.
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Niraparib Maintains Safety, Efficacy in BRCA+ Ovarian Cancer, Irrespective of Setting
August 12th 2021Maintenance niraparib has been shown to result in a significant progression-free survival benefit in patients with BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer following response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
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