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Patient enrollment has commenced for the randomized phase 3 ULTRA-V trial, which will evaluate the efficacy of a time-limited combination of umbralisib plus ublituximab and venetoclax vs continuous umbralisib/ublituximab in patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Intermediate-fit, elderly patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma were found to have similar outcomes with a reduced dose of lenalidomide maintenance therapy after completing 9 cycles of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone compared with standard, continuous dexamethasone.
Julia K. Rotow, MD, discusses how she approaches molecularly testing in patients with liquid- and tissue-based biopsies, the importance of waiting to initiate immunotherapy until a patient’s molecular testing results are confirmed, and other nuances that she considers when treating patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.
Christopher G. Azzoli, MD, discusses the importance of identifying molecular aberrations prior to starting a patient with advanced non–small cell lung cancer on immunotherapy, ongoing research aimed at furthering the immunotherapy paradigm, and explained why novel biomarkers of response to immunotherapy are needed.
Brian I. Rini, MD, discusses the unique characteristics of tivozanib, how the FDA approval of the VEGF inhibitor is poised to further the advanced RCC paradigm, and the potential future utility of the agent.
Sequential therapy with CD19.28ζ-directed CAR T cells followed by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant induced durable disease control in a significant population of children and young adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
No statistically significant difference in Global Health Status or quality of life was observed with alpelisib vs placebo plus fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer; however, symptom subscales for known adverse effects associated with PI3K inhibitors favored placebo vs alpelisib.
The local recurrence rate after surgical excision was similar to the rate of progression with active surveillance in patients with extra-abdominal desmoid tumor fibromatosis, suggesting that observation may be sufficient in some cases.
The combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab has become the frontline standard of care for most patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma who have not received prior systemic therapy.
Michael Grunwald, MD, discusses the evolving landscape of cellular therapy in acute leukemias and key research efforts and hypotheses aimed at addressing ongoing challenges.
Jason Zhu, MD, discusses the need to tailor therapy with androgen-deprivation therapy, radiation, and antiandrogen agents for men with pathologic and clinical node-positive prostate cancer.
The first patient with PD-1/PD-L1–refractory melanoma has been dosed in the phase 2 LUMINOS-102 trial, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of PVSRIPO alone or in combination with a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor in this patient population.
The FDA approval of brexucabtagene autoleucel established CAR T-cell therapy as a treatment option for patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
Saad Z. Usmani, MD, FACP, discusses the rapidly changing cellular therapy paradigm in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.
The combination of the PARP inhibitor talazoparib and carboplatin demonstrated synergistic activity in 7 cell lines of triple-negative breast cancer, with greater DNA damage and cell death observed in PARP inhibitor–resistant cell lines and at lower concentrations of talazoparib when combined with carboplatin.
Seribantumab demonstrated efficacy in reducing tumor growth in preclinical models of NRG1 fusion–positive gastrointestinal cancers, suggesting that the use of seribantumab as monotherapy could have clinical utility in treating patients with GI and other NRG1 fusion–driven cancers.
Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic modeling of the investigational MASP-2 inhibitor narsoplimab supported a weight-based dosing method for patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplant–associated thrombotic microangiopathy.
Nisha A. Mohindra, MD, discusses the integration of lurbinectedin into the small cell lung cancer paradigm and remaining questions regarding future therapeutic directions.
Mendel Goldfinger, MD, discusses some of the key points of the ECHELON-1 trial data.
Tanya Dorff, MD, discusses how the FDA approvals of olaparib and rucaparib have paved the way for additional research with PARP inhibitors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Optimizing first- and second-line therapy, understanding the role of maintenance therapy for patients with BRCA-positive disease, and developing improved therapeutic options for elderly patients has become a priority for research in metastatic pancreatic cancer.
The addition of narsoplimab to human serum significantly inhibited the formation of C5b-9 and platelet thrombi on human microvascular endothelial cells in 3 patients with acute hematopoietic stem cell transplant – or bone marrow transplant –associated thrombotic microangiopathy.
A simplified geriatric assessment offers a validated objective tool to assess fitness status and should be considered the new Elderly Prognostic Index standard to predict overall survival in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Digital media, now more than ever, has become a primary platform for communication, and in 2020, the production of the OncLive® podcast, OncLive On Air™, was put into overdrive to bring practicing oncologists exclusive biweekly interviews, discussions, and insights from leading experts in cancer care.
Mehrdad Abedi, MD, discusses the challenges of standard transplant, how Orca-T could overcome some of those limitations, and the potential future of transplant in hematologic malignancies.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for the management of frontline and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma were updated to incorporate novel agents and combination strategies, providing a wide range of category 1 recommended therapies for patients.
Although the combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab has become the standard frontline treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, whether immunotherapy could play a role in earlier lines of treatment remains the subject of ongoing research.
First-line treatment with camrelizumab, an investigational PD-1 inhibitor, plus chemotherapy induced robust and durable clinical responses in patients with advanced squamous non–small cell lung cancer.
Namrata (Neena) Vijayvergia, MD, discusses the emerging role of immunotherapy in resectable and metastatic esophageal and gastric cancers, as well as key nuances that could complicate these agents’ utility in clinical practice.
Jing-Yi Chern, MD, ScM, discusses the role of maintenance PARP inhibition in patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, as well as remaining questions regarding the utility of PARP inhibitors in this setting.
