Dr. Epstein-Peterson on Disease Observation and TP53 Mutations in MCL
March 16th 2023Zachary Epstein-Peterson, MD, discusses important updates in mantle cell lymphoma treatment, including the safety and feasibility of disease observation in patients with indolent MCL and the treatment of patients with TP53-mutated MCL.
ADCs, Novel Targets Represent Next Wave of Treatment Advances in mCRPC
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have traditionally been burdened by a poor outlook; however, emerging therapeutic targets and novel agents directed at them are poised to affect change in this population.
Dr. Giralt on the Rationale of the Karmma-3 trial of Ide-cel in R/R Myeloma
March 6th 2023Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating idecabtagene vicleucel vs standard-of-care regimens in patients with triple-class exposed relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in the phase 3 Karmma-3 trial.
Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab May Address Unmet Need in Advanced Urothelial Cancer
March 2nd 2023Jonathan E. Rosenberg, MD, discusses key safety and efficacy data from the EV-103 trial supporting supplemental biologics license applications seeking FDA approval of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced urothelial cancer.
Dr. Giralt on the Evaluation of Ide-cel in Triple-Class Exposed R/R Myeloma
February 27th 2023Sergio A. Giralt, MD, discusses the investigation of idecabtagene vicleucel vs standard-of-care regimens in patients with triple-class exposed relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in the phase 3 Karmma-3 trial.
Novel Therapies Are Needed to Reduce Cost Burden With AlloHCT, GVHD
Because of an economic burden on the healthcare system occurring through the per-patient cost of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant, novel treatments to replace transplant and prevent graft-vs-host disease are necessary.
Checkpoint Inhibitors, FGFR Inhibitors Lead to Continued Advancements in Biliary Tract Cancer
February 13th 2023James Harding, MD, highlighted current and emerging areas of research in biliary tract cancer, including key contributions from TOPAZ-1 and the phase 3 SWOG 1815 trial, the development of immunotherapy and chemotherapy combinations, and continued efforts to utilize personalized medicine in clinical practice.
Breast Cancer Expert Focuses on Decoding Biomarkers
For Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, his work on the RxPONDER trial serves as one of a few accomplishments for which he is grateful that have impacted clinical care.
IK-175 Monotherapy or Plus Nivolumab Shows Early Activity in Urothelial Cancer
IK-175 was found to be well tolerated in patients with advanced solid tumors and to elicit responses in those with urothelial cancer when used alone or in combination with nivolumab, according to initial data from an ongoing phase 1a/b study.
The combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and chemotherapy continued to provide a clinically meaningful long-term survival benefit and deeper responses than chemotherapy alone in previously untreated patients with advanced gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma, according to 3-year follow-up data from the phase 3 CheckMate-649 trial.
Iyer Shares Ongoing Research in TSC1/2-Mutant Genitourinary Cancers
January 13th 2023Gopa Iyer, MD, explained the rarity of TSC1 and TSC2 mutations in GU cancers, discussed the rationale and design of PRECISION 1, and emphasized the important role next-generation sequencing plays when determining the most effective targeted therapies for patients with GU cancers and other tumor types.
Sacituzumab Govitecan, Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Highlight Expanding Role of ADCs in TNBC
Nour Abuhadra, MD, discusses what the data from DESTINY-Breast04 means for trastuzumab deruxtecan in the triple-negative breast cancer space and future areas of research for antibody-drug conjugates in this disease.
Pirtobrutinib Shows High Response Rates in Heavily Pretreated Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
The non-covalent BTK inhibitor pirtobrutinib showed high levels of response in heavily pretreated patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia, regardless of prior treatment with a covalent BTK inhibitor.