Megan Hollasch joined MJH Life Sciences in 2022 following graduation from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with majors in Communication and English, and a specialization in Literature as History. She produces and edits original content for the print publication OncologyLive, aiding in all aspects of the publication process, as well as content for OncLive.com.
Response-Guided Therapy Is the Next Frontier for Tailoring Therapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer
March 10th 2023Lisa M. Carey, MD, ScM, FASCO, discusses upcoming treatments that could impact standard-of-care practices and the continually evolving role of antibody-drug conjugates role in the breast cancer treatment paradigm.
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Palbociclib plus an aromatase inhibitor improved real-world data for progression-free survival, overall survival, and time to chemotherapy compared with an aromatase inhibitor alone in patients 75 years and older with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced/metastatic breast cancer.
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ADCs Advance HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer Treatment Paradigm
March 7th 2023As more antibody-drug conjugates emerge and investigators foresee fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki moving forward in lines of treatment for metastatic disease, the treatment landscape of hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer continues to expand and shift.
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Wang Details Caveats to Standards of Care for Treating Patients With MCL
February 28th 2023When treating patients with mantle cell lymphoma, early identification and appropriate frontline therapy remains critical, and therapies may vary for those 65 years and older compared with patients under the age of 65, with several additional factors also having a role in approaching treatment options for a new patient in the clinic.
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Triplet Regimen for Microsatellite Stable, BRAF V600E–Mutant mCRC Aims to Build Upon SOC
February 27th 2023Because a positive correlation has been shown between expression of PD-L1 and BRAF V600E mutations in CRC, several combination therapies with checkpoint inhibitors and targeted agents are currently being explored.
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New Technology Advances Prostate Cancer Care But Questions Linger
February 21st 2023Phillip J. Koo, MD, highlights insights garnered from prostate cancer experts on topics such as radioligands and modern radiopharmaceuticals, which, along with artificial intelligence, have the potential to revolutionize the field.
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Elacestrant Secures a Place for ER+, HER2–, ESR1-Mutated Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer
February 15th 2023François-Clément Bidard, MD, PhD, discusses how elacestrant fits into the treatment paradigm for postmenopausal patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
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Teclistamab Demonstrates Exciting Efficacy in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
February 9th 2023Alfred L. Garfall, MD, discusses the durability of responses teclistamab elicited in the MajesTEC-1 trial and how this agent will change the treatment regimen for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
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Investigators Unpack Potential Role of Nab-Sirolimus for Solid Tumors With TSC1/2 Mutations
January 27th 2023Brian Schulte, MD, discusses the relevance of these mutations and an actively enrolling phase 2 PRECISION-1 basket trial investigating the efficacy of nab-sirolimus in solid tumors.
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Randall Highlights Advances in Reconstruction Techniques for Patients With Bone Sarcomas
December 25th 2022Robert Lawrence Randall, MD, FACS, discussed the role of biological reconstructions as well as factors that determine whether a patient would benefit more from the reconstructions or traditional prosthetics known as endoprosthetics.
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Adagrasib Provides New Option for Patients with KRAS G12C–Mutant NSCLC
December 22nd 2022The FDA’s accelerated approval of adagrasib for adult patients with KRAS G12C–mutated locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer who have received at least 1 prior systemic therapy has provided a second KRAS G12C inhibitor option for patients.
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Radiation Therapy Plus Surgery May Improve Local Control in Localized Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma
December 22nd 2022R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses the significance of addition of surgery to radiation therapy led to improved local control compared with radiation therapy alone in patients with localized pelvic Ewing Sarcoma.
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The CAR-T cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel has expanded options for adult patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma after 4 or more lines of prior therapy in the United States, and has continued to display promising efficacy in patients with multiple myeloma following early relapse.
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Trastuzumab deruxtecan, both as monotherapy and in combination with pertuzumab, displayed encouraging efficacy with no new safety signals among patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, according to findings from the dose expansion part of the phase 1b/2 DESTINY-Breast07 trial.
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