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The OncLive® Conference page includes a listing of all conferences covered by OncLive®, including the ASCO, ESMO, SITC, EHA, ASH, and SABCS annual meetings, as well as the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium and Miami Breast Cancer Conference, among many others. Conference coverage incorporates articles and interviews in written and video format.

Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy Are Replacing Chemotherapy in Endometrial Cancer

Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy Are Replacing Chemotherapy in Endometrial Cancer

February 8th 2020

Researchers and practicing physicians have done as much as possible with chemotherapy as a systemic treatment for endometrial cancers, and other modalities—alone and in combination—are likely to become standard of care in the coming years, Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, said during a presentation at the 2020 SGO Winter Meeting.

Expert: Frontline Maintenance With PARP Inhibition Should Be Standard in Ovarian Cancer

Expert: Frontline Maintenance With PARP Inhibition Should Be Standard in Ovarian Cancer

February 7th 2020

Maintenance treatment with PARP inhibitors should be the standard of care in the frontline setting for patients with ovarian cancer, Kathleen M. Moore, MD, said during a presentation at the 2020 Society of Gynecologic Oncology Winter Meeting.

QoL Superior With Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Versus Sorafenib in Frontline HCC

QoL Superior With Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab Versus Sorafenib in Frontline HCC

January 28th 2020

Analysis of patient-reported outcomes from the phase III IMbrave 150 study showed meaningful benefits in quality of life, functioning, and key symptoms with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab compared with sorafenib as first-line treatment in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Triplet and Doublet Regimens Outperform Standard of Care on Survival, QoL in BRAF+ CRC

Triplet and Doublet Regimens Outperform Standard of Care on Survival, QoL in BRAF+ CRC

January 27th 2020

Encorafenib plus cetuximab with or without binimetinib demonstrated longer maintenance of quality of life on patient-reported assessments over current standard of care in the treatment of patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dr. Villanueva on Eliminating Tumor Heterogeneity in Patients With HCC

Dr. Villanueva on Eliminating Tumor Heterogeneity in Patients With HCC

January 27th 2020

Augusto Villanueva, MD, an assistant professor of the Division of Liver Diseases at the Tisch Cancer Institute of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses mutations and gene signatures for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, a topic he presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Dr. O'Reilly on Veliparib/Chemotherapy Triplet in Germline BRCA/PALB2+ Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. O'Reilly on Veliparib/Chemotherapy Triplet in Germline BRCA/PALB2+ Pancreatic Cancer

January 27th 2020

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, discusses the randomized phase II trial of gemcitabine and cisplatin versus gemcitabine and cisplatin and veliparib in patients with pancreas adenocarcinoma harboring a known germline BRCA or PALB2 mutation, which was presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Regorafenib/TAS-102 Induces Clinically Meaningful DCR in Refractory Metastatic CRC

Regorafenib/TAS-102 Induces Clinically Meaningful DCR in Refractory Metastatic CRC

January 27th 2020

Third-line treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer using regorafenib plus oral fluoropyrimidine TAS-102 provides clinically meaningful disease control with toxicities consistent with the safety profiles of either agent, according to data from the phase I dose-escalation trial REMETY presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Second-Line Ramucirumab Improves OS in AFP-Elevated HCC, Regardless of Disease Stage

Second-Line Ramucirumab Improves OS in AFP-Elevated HCC, Regardless of Disease Stage

January 27th 2020

Ramucirumab as second-line therapy after sorafenib induces improved overall survival compared with placebo, irrespective of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage, in patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma and an elevated baseline level of alpha fetoprotein.

Bekaii-Saab Sheds Light on Furthering Biomarker-Driven Treatment in GI Cancers

Bekaii-Saab Sheds Light on Furthering Biomarker-Driven Treatment in GI Cancers

January 26th 2020

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, examines the effectiveness of umbrella trials and their importance in aiding precision medicine in gastrointestinal oncology.

High Responses Observed With Avelumab Added to Regimen for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Does Not Translate to PFS

High Responses Observed With Avelumab Added to Regimen for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Does Not Translate to PFS

January 26th 2020

A regimen of avelumab and cetuximab plus oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil in patients with RAS/BRAF-wildtype metastatic colorectal cancer induced a very high response rate but did not meet its primary progression-free survival end point.

Dr. Galle on Patient-Reported Outcomes From the Phase III IMbrave150 Trial

Dr. Galle on Patient-Reported Outcomes From the Phase III IMbrave150 Trial

January 26th 2020

Peter R. Galle, MD, discusses the patient-reported outcomes results from the Phase III IMbrave150 study, which he presented at the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Dr. Wainberg on Impact of PD-L1 Status in Gastric/GEJ Cancer Treatment

Dr. Wainberg on Impact of PD-L1 Status in Gastric/GEJ Cancer Treatment

January 26th 2020

Zev A. Wainberg, MD discusses the efficacy findings of pembrolizumab monotherapy versus chemotherapy for patients with PD-L1–positive advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer of high combined positive score in cohort 1 of the phase II KEYNOTE-059 and in the phase III KEYNOTE-061 and KEYNOTE-062 studies.

Kopetz Highlights Improved QoL, Efficacy With Encorafenib Regimens in BRAF+ mCRC

Kopetz Highlights Improved QoL, Efficacy With Encorafenib Regimens in BRAF+ mCRC

January 25th 2020

Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, sheds light on encorafenib triplet and doublet options for patients with BRAF V600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer and other novel regimens under investigation.

Nivolumab Triplet Elicits Clinically Meaningful Responses in Advanced HCC

Nivolumab Triplet Elicits Clinically Meaningful Responses in Advanced HCC

January 25th 2020

The triplet regimen of nivolumab (Opdivo), ipilimumab (Yervoy), and cabozantinib (Cabometyx) achieved clinically meaningful responses in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who were either sorafenib (Nexavar)-naïve, or resistant to or intolerant of sorafenib.

Chemo With or Without Veliparib Active in BRCA/PALB2+ Pancreatic Cancer

Chemo With or Without Veliparib Active in BRCA/PALB2+ Pancreatic Cancer

January 25th 2020

The combination of gemcitabine plus cisplatin with or without veliparib is highly active in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and a germline BRCA/PALB2 mutation.

Frontline Lenvatinib with Subsequent Therapy Improves Survival in Unresectable HCC

Frontline Lenvatinib with Subsequent Therapy Improves Survival in Unresectable HCC

January 25th 2020

Patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma who were randomized to first-line lenvatinib (Lenvima), compared with sorafenib (Nexavar), and received subsequent anticancer procedures experienced prolonged overall survival.

Dr. Morris on Optimizing CRC Treatment Based on Oligometastatic Status

Dr. Morris on Optimizing CRC Treatment Based on Oligometastatic Status

January 25th 2020

Van Morris, MD, discusses research around treatment for patients with unresectable colorectal cancer.

Addition of Cabozantinib to Ipi/Nivo Shows Promising Antitumor Activity in Advanced HCC

Addition of Cabozantinib to Ipi/Nivo Shows Promising Antitumor Activity in Advanced HCC

January 25th 2020

The triplet combination of cabozantinib, nivolumab, and ipilimumab induced higher response rates, progression-free survival, and overall survival compared with nivolumab plus cabozantinib in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Nivolumab/Ramucirumab Plus Chemo Highly Active in Second-Line Gastric Cancer

Nivolumab/Ramucirumab Plus Chemo Highly Active in Second-Line Gastric Cancer

January 25th 2020

The triplet of nivolumab, ramucirumab and paclitaxel showed promising antitumor activity with durable responses in a phase II study of patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Dr. Macarulla Discusses Rapid Progressors in the POLO Trial

Dr. Macarulla Discusses Rapid Progressors in the POLO Trial

January 24th 2020

Teresa Macarulla, MD, discusses a new finding from the phase III POLO trial regarding patients who rapidly progressed on treatment.

Larotrectinib Efficacy Confirmed in TRK+ GI Cancer

Larotrectinib Efficacy Confirmed in TRK+ GI Cancer

January 24th 2020

The efficacy of larotrectinib has been confirmed in patients with heavily pretreated TRK fusion–positive gastrointestinal cancers.

Pembrolizumab Shows Enhanced Efficacy in High PD-L1 Gastric Cancer

Pembrolizumab Shows Enhanced Efficacy in High PD-L1 Gastric Cancer

January 24th 2020

Pembrolizumab monotherapy in the first and later lines of therapy leads to more durable responses and meaningfully improves overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer with a high number of PD-L1–expressing cells in the tumor, lymphocytes, and macrophages.

Blood-Based Assay Identifies Hard-to-Detect Gastrointestinal Cancers

Blood-Based Assay Identifies Hard-to-Detect Gastrointestinal Cancers

January 22nd 2020

A DNA methylation-based cell-free DNA assay demonstrated high specificity and accurate localization of cancers to specific regions of the gastrointestinal tract.

Brentuximab Vedotin Solidified in Hodgkin Lymphoma, But Toxicity Concerns Remain

Brentuximab Vedotin Solidified in Hodgkin Lymphoma, But Toxicity Concerns Remain

January 6th 2020

Seo-Hyun Kim, MD, discusses frontline treatment considerations in stage III and IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma and exciting combinations on the horizon.

Ongoing Research Poised to Add Options for Myelofibrosis Treatment

Ongoing Research Poised to Add Options for Myelofibrosis Treatment

January 3rd 2020

Jamile M. Shammo, MD, FASCP, FACP, discusses the current treatment paradigm of myelofibrosis, criteria for ruxolitinib resistance and intolerance, and promising agents on the horizon.

Novel Agents Strengthen Treatment Armamentarium in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Novel Agents Strengthen Treatment Armamentarium in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

January 3rd 2020

Parameswaran Venugopal, MD, discusses current and emerging treatment strategies in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Assessing Long-Anticipated Treatment Advances in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

Assessing Long-Anticipated Treatment Advances in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

January 2nd 2020

Nancy B. Davis, MD, discusses the excitement with targeted therapies as well as anticipated combination strategies under investigation in advanced urothelial cancer.

Absolute Lymphocyte Count May Predict Eribulin Benefit in Breast Cancer

Absolute Lymphocyte Count May Predict Eribulin Benefit in Breast Cancer

December 28th 2019

A high absolute lymphocyte count at baseline appears to be an independent predictor for longer overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer who are treated with eribulin mesylate.

AML Research Efforts in Full Swing After Decades of Stagnation

AML Research Efforts in Full Swing After Decades of Stagnation

December 28th 2019

Melissa L. Larson, MD, discusses available treatments for patients with acute myeloid leukemia, as well as others that are in the pipeline.

Exploration With Blinatumomab and CAR T-Cell Therapy Continues in ALL

Exploration With Blinatumomab and CAR T-Cell Therapy Continues in ALL

December 22nd 2019

Joseph Wynne, MD, discusses ongoing studies with blinatumomab and CAR T-cell therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, as well as the importance of assessing minimal residual disease in this space.