Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Based in Boston, Dana-Farber is a world-renowned leader in adult and pediatric cancer treatment and scientific research.
Navigating Newfound Options, MRD Assessment, and Emerging Approaches in Multiple Myeloma
June 21st 2021The expanding therapeutic landscape in multiple myeloma is poised to integrate daratumumab-based quadruplet therapies and novel cellular therapies as standard options for patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory disease.
CTC Evaluation Fails to Demonstrate Functional Significance in HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
June 10th 2021Although circulating tumor cell analysis of patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer identified patients with CTC amplification, the utility of subsequent HER2-directed treatment with trastuzumab plus vinorelbine in this patient population was low.
FDA Approval Insights: Idecabtagene Vicleucel for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
June 7th 2021Dr. Munshi discusses the significance of the FDA approval of ide-cel in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, data from the KarMMa trial, which served as the basis for the approval, and next steps for CAR T-cell therapy in the field.
Research Reflections: Sonpavde on Urothelial Cancer Updates From the 2021 GU Cancers Symposium
April 15th 2021Dr. Sonpavde discusses key data presented during the 2021 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in urothelial carcinoma and anticipated research directions with immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and antibody-drug conjugates.
On the Move: Narjust Duma Named Associate Director of the Cancer Equity Program at Dana-Farber
March 30th 2021Narjust Duma, MD, has been named as the new associate director of the Cancer Care Equity Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, as well as an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Munshi on the FDA Approval of Idecabtagene Vicleucel in Multiple Myeloma
March 29th 2021Nikhil C. Munshi, MD, discusses the FDA approval of idecabtagene vicleucel for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma after 4 or more prior lines of therapy, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.
Immuno-Oncology Combinations Dominate in Frontline Treatment of Advanced Clear Cell RCC
February 16th 2021During a recent OncLive Peer Exchange®, a panel of experts in kidney cancer from the United States and France convened to discuss several important immunotherapy studies presented during the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020, as well as several others that are under way and expected to report out over the next few years.