Spotlighting Symptom Management Strategies, Factors to Inform Treatment Decisions in Myelofibrosis
July 13th 2021Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, discusses approaches to adequately manage symptoms experienced by patients with myelofibrosis, challenges faced with defining disease progression, and strategies for when to initiate or delay treatment.
Immunotherapy Is on the Rise in Glioblastoma Treatment
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is pursuing several novel approaches, including viro-immunotherapy and genetically engineered natural killer cells to treat patients with glioblastoma, while also conducting tumor analysis to better comprehend the disease.
Pant Projects an Expanding Role for Targeted Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer
June 14th 2021Dr. Pant discusses the current role for germline and somatic testing in pancreatic cancer, examines the research landscape with PARP inhibitors, KRAS inhibitors, and other targeted agents, and shares his hope for the future of drug development in the field.
Ponatinib/Blinatumomab Combo Represents Promising Chemo-Free, HSCT-Sparing Treatment for Ph+ ALL
June 4th 2021The efficacy demonstrated with combination of ponatinib and blinatumomab represent a potentially promising chemotherapy-free, hematopoietic stem cell transplant–sparing treatment for patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphocytic leukemia.
OS and Time to Richter Transformation Linked With Age in Adolescent and Young Adults With CLL
May 26th 2021Age was associated with overall survival and the time to Richter transformation in adolescent and young adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to findings from a single-institutional, retrospective study.
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab/Ipilimumab Enhances Pathologic Responses in Resectable NSCLC
May 26th 2021The addition of neoadjuvant ipilimumab to nivolumab resulted in higher rates of major pathologic response and pathologic complete response, while enhancing tumor immune cell infiltrates in patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer, according to data from the phase 2 NEOSTAR trial.
CAR T-Cell Therapy UCARTCS1A Shows Early Activity in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
May 14th 2021UCARTCS1A demonstrated early antitumor activity in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in whom previous CAR T-cell therapy and/or transplant had failed, according to preliminary data from the phase 1 MELANI-01 trial.