Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI joined with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 750 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA today. SCRI’s research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are actively enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 250 locations in 24 states across the U.S. Learn more about our research offerings.
Dr McKean on the Rationale For Evaluating LAG-3 Inhibitors in Advanced Melanoma
September 6th 2023Meredith McKean, MD, MPH, discusses the rationale for investigating the LAG-3 inhibitor fianlimab in combination with cemiplimab-rwlc in patients with advanced melanoma, highlighting the combination's efficacy in both PD-1 inhibitor-exposed and –naïve populations, as well as the combinations its potential clinical significance within the advanced melanoma space.
Expanding Breast Cancer Armamentarium Is Increasing the Quality of Individualized Care
August 8th 2023Michelina Cairo, MD, discusses key insights from trials including SONIA and CAPItello-291; how adverse effects inform treatment decisions across the breast cancer spectrum; and where the future is headed for ADCs and oral SERDs in patients with breast cancer.
Expanding Definitions of HER2 Expression Mediate the Role of ADCs in Breast Cancer
July 26th 2023Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the role of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer; the evolution of CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive disease; and how genetic testing can match patients with personalized therapies and support further precision medicine research.
Dr Hamilton on the Investigation of HER3-DXd in ER+ Breast Cancer and TNBC
June 23rd 2023Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the investigation of patritumab deruxtecan in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic estrogen receptor-positive or triple-negative breast cancer with varying levels of HER3 expression in a phase 2 trial.
Determining the Optimal Use of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma
June 19th 2023Kidney and renal pelvis cancers are one of the 10 most common new malignant diagnoses in both men and women in the United States, with an estimated 52,360 new cases in men and 29,440 new cases in women per year.
Dr Johnson on BL-B01D1 in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors
June 8th 2023Melissa L. Johnson, MD, discusses findings from the phase 1 BL-B01D1-101 trial investigating the efficacy and safety of the EGFR- and HER3-directed antibody-drug conjugate BL-B01D1 in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including non–small cell lung cancer.
HER3-DXd Elicits Responses and Safety in Heavily Pretreated ER+ Breast Cancer and TNBC
June 5th 2023Patritumab deruxtecan displayed manageable safety and produced responses in heavily pretreated patients with estrogen receptor–positive or triple-negative metastatic breast cancer with varying levels of HER3 expression, according to data from a phase 2 study presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.