Dr Raghav on the Rationale Behind DESTINY-CRC02 in HER2+ mCRC
June 23rd 2023Kanwal P. S. Raghav, MBBS, MD, discusses the rationale behind the phase 2 DESTINY-CRC02 trial evaluating fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with HER2 amplification or overexpression.
Combination Therapies May Spur Evolution of the Myelofibrosis Treatment Paradigm
June 22nd 2023Prithviraj Bose, MD, discusses the development of non-myelosuppressive JAK inhibitors for patients with myelofibrosis, where the future of combination therapy is headed in this population, and the importance of enrolling patients in clinical trials that are tailored to their disease subset and treatment needs.
Addressing Chemotherapy-Induced Menopause in Patients With Breast Cancer
Focused discussion on the incidence of chemotherapy-induced menopause in patients receiving treatment for their breast cancer.
Prevalence of Premenopausal Patients With Breast Cancer
Expert oncologists Matteo Lambertini, MD, PhD, and Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, reflect on the subset of patients with breast cancer who are premenopausal and how that impacts their approach to disease management.
DESTINY-CRC02 Trial Continues to Support the Use of T-DXd in HER2+ Metastatic CRC
June 19th 2023Kanwal Pratap Singh Raghav MBBS, MD, discusses data from DESTINY-CRC01 that supported the DESTINY-CRC02 trial, key efficacy and safety data from the trial, and the importance of identifying patients with HER2-positive CRC who may benefit from ADCs like T-DXd in clinical practice.
Dr Bose on the Use of Zilurgisertib With/Without Ruxolitinib to Reduce Anemia in Myelofibrosis
June 15th 2023Prithviraj Bose, MD, discusses key data on the use of zilurgisertib alone or in combination with ruxolitinib to reduce disease-related anemia in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis.
Zilurgisertib With or Without Ruxolitinib Shows Early Tolerability, Activity in Anemic Myelofibrosis
June 12th 2023Administration of the selective ALK-2 inhibitor zilurgisertib alone or in combination with ruxolitinib was safe, well tolerated, and showed preliminary signals of clinical activity in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis and disease-related anemia.
Dr Jabbour on the Efficacy of Ponatinib in Newly Diagnosed Ph+ ALL
June 9th 2023Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses efficacy data from the phase 3 PhALLCON trial of ponatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy vs imatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
ZUMA-7 Primary OS Analysis Supports Use of Axi-cel As Second-line SOC in R/R LBCL
June 6th 2023Second-line treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel significantly improved overall survival compared with high-dose therapy plus autologous stem cell transplant in patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.
Fruquintinib/BSC Demonstrates OS/PFS Benefit in Refractory mCRC, Irrespective of Prior Treatment
Treatment with fruquintinib plus best supportive care led to improved overall survival and progression-free survival vs placebo plus best supportive care in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, irrespective of number of prior lines of therapy or type of prior treatment.