Associate Editor, OncLive
Ashling Wahner joined MJH Life Sciences in 2022. She produces OncLive's podcast, OncLive On Air, and helps ensure timely publication of news content and announcements from the FDA approval pipeline. She also attends conferences live and virtually to conduct video interviews and produce written coverage. Email: [email protected]
Zolbetuximab demonstrated a survival benefit and a tolerable safety profile when combined with mFOLFOX6 vs mFOLFOX6 plus placebo in patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, according to primary results from the phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial.
Joyce O’Shaughnessy, MD, highlights key data from the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, explains how trastuzumab deruxtecan and CDK4/6 inhibitors are altering the treatment landscape, and discusses novel data on steroid receptor expression in triple-negative breast cancer.
Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, discussed the evolving role of androgen deprivation therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, investigational immunotherapy combinations in urothelial cancer, and how antibody-drug conjugates provide a unique means of delivering toxic agents directly to tumors.
First-line ruxolitinib plus pegylated interferon alpha 2a demonstrated durable spleen volume reduction in patients with myelofibrosis.
Andrew McKenzie, PhD, discusses biomarkers to test for in breast and lung cancers, the value of multicancer early detection, and how biomarker testing can better direct targeted treatment across solid tumors.
The combination of SEA-CD40, gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel, and pembrolizumab demonstrated early evidence of efficacy in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to updated results from the phase 1 SGNS40-001 study.
First-line ibrutinib plus prednisone did not improve response rates compared with placebo plus prednisone in patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease, failing to meet the primary end point of the phase 3 iNTEGRATE trial.
Tusamitamab ravtansine, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets CEACAM5, could expand the treatment armamentarium for patients with CEACAM5-positive nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.
R-DHAP plus high-dose cytarabine-containing myeloablative radiochemotherapy conditioning and autologous stem cell transplant demonstrated sustained time to treatment failure and overall survival benefits vs R-CHOP plus standard myeloablative radiochemotherapy and ASCT in patients with mantle cell lymphoma aged 65 years and younger.
Gopa 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.
Treatment with brexucabtagene autoleucel produced ongoing responses in patients with mantle cell lymphoma with high-risk disease characteristics, including those with a lower ECOG performance score and tumor burden and less frequent prior use of bridging or platinum therapy.
Mitesh J. Borad, MD, explains how FGFR alterations influence treatment strategies in cholangiocarcinoma and urothelial cancer, discusses the FGFR resistance mechanisms that are prompting further research in this area, and highlights the rationale for the KN-4802 trial.
Paul J. Shaughnessy, MD, discusses the unique properties of obecabtagene autoleucel in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and how findings from the FELIX trial support further research into the benefits of CAR T-cell therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies.
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with microvascular invasion who received FOLFOX through hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy experienced improved disease-free survival rates compared with those who received no adjuvant treatment.
Max S. Topp, MD, highlights the rationale for studying bispecific antibodies in newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, how the safety profile of glofitamab plus R-CHOP contributes to its potential for outpatient administration, and where future directions with this research may lead.
David L. Saltman MD, PhD, discusses the unique features of the DetermaIO assay, noted the assay’s applications beyond lung cancer, and emphasized that biomarker combinations potentially have greater predictive benefits than single biomarkers.
Claire F. Verschraegen, MD, discusses how nivolumab and ipilimumab fit into the treatment paradigm, poses examples of when treatment-related adverse effects might influence which agents to use, and emphasizes the importance of considering the benefits of immunotherapy.
Konstantinos Leventakos, MD, PhD, discusses the emergence of immunotherapy and lurbinectedin as beneficial treatments in small cell lung cancer, where osimertinib fits into the non–small cell lung cancer treatment paradigm, and more.
Lisaftoclax alone or in combination with acalabrutinib or rituximab was active across a range of doses and displayed a tolerable safety profile in patients with relapsed/refractory and treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Jeanne M. Palmer, MD, discusses a retrospective analysis of the PERSIST-1 and PAC203 trials, the symptoms that were analyzed across patient populations, and what the findings from this research indicate about the relationship between low platelet counts and symptoms such as fatigue in myelofibrosis.
Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the rationale for targeting CEACAM5 in NSCLC, how tusamitamab ravtansine could provide encouraging frontline responses in the CEACAM5-positive, nonsquamous population, and enrollment challenges faced by ongoing clinical trials.
Alexander E. Perl, MD, MS, discusses the implications of the updated ELN guidelines, how genetic testing guides treatment in this disease, and ongoing research investigating novel AML targets such as NPM1 mutations or KMT2A translocations.
Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses the current and emerging roles of CAR T-cell therapy in B-ALL, emphasizes the importance of testing patients for MRD when determining CAR T-cell treatment strategies, and highlights how obe-cel, with its favorable safety profile, may address unmet needs related to CAR T-cell toxicities.
Olutasidenib monotherapy induced high complete response rates with a manageable toxicity profile in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia harboring IDH1 mutations.
The combination of zilovertamab and ibrutinib resulted in promising clinical response and progression-free survival rates and showcased a tolerable toxicity profile in patients with mantle cell lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Sameek Roychowdhury, MD, PhD, discusses the rationale for targeting FGFR mutations in cholangiocarcinoma and urothelial carcinoma, the potential efficacy of irreversible pan-FGFR inhibitors in these populations, and how continued research in this area may yield more personalized therapeutic approaches for patients with FGFR mutations.
Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses anticipated updates from DESTINY-Breast02 and DESTINY-Breast03 that will be presented at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, how trastuzumab emtansine will fit into the armamentarium in light of the efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan, and additional data to expect from SABCS regarding ADCs and beyond.
The combination of neoadjuvant vidutolimod and nivolumab elicited high response rates and was well tolerated in patients with high-risk, resectable melanoma, according to final results from a phase 2 trial.
The oncolytic vaccine CG0070 plus pembrolizumab demonstrated encouraging response rates and a tolerable safety profile in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer unresponsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
The combination of cabozantinib and atezolizumab generated rapid and durable responses in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who received prior treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy.
