Kyle Doherty joined MJH Life Sciences in 2021 and is the lead editor for Oncology Fellows. He also produces print content for OncologyLive, as well as news and conference updates for OncLive.com. Email: kdoherty@mjhlifesciences.com
Leveraging Managed Service Organizations to Provide More Affordable, Personalized Cancer Care
To combat the rising costs of cancer care, clinicians are partnering with managed service organizations to handle the business aspects of practice.
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Pellini Discusses Immunotherapies and Current Limitations of ctDNA in Perioperative NSCLC
Bruna Pellini, MD, highlights the multiple immunotherapies currently available for patients with NSCLC in the perioperative setting and elucidates ctDNA’s role in the treatment paradigm.
Advances in MRD Testing Help Guide Optimal Colorectal Cancer Therapy
During an OncLive Peer Exchange, a panel of expert clinicians in CRC discussed studies seeking to further define the role of MRD testing in CRC.
Time to Bladder Cancer Treatment Is Similar Among Black and White Patients, But Other Disparities Persist
No significant difference in time to treatment was found between White and Black patients with bladder cancer, but there remained a difference in treatment outcomes.
Darolutamide Use Is Routine in Both Doublets and Triplet Therapies in mHSPC
Darolutamide uptake in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer has become routine both in doublet and triplet regimens in community urology practices.
TAR-210 Demonstrates Preliminary Efficacy in FGFR-Altered Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
TAR-210 was safe and showed promising clinical activity in patients with FGFR-altered high- and intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
UGN-102 With/Without TURBT Produces Similar DOR and DFS in Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent NMIBC
UGN-102 with/without TURBT displayed meaningful and similar DFS and DOR rates in newly diagnosed and recurrent low-grade intermediate-risk NMIBC.
Enzalutamide Improves Undetectable PSA Rates Alone and With Leuprolide in Nonmetastatic CSPC
Enzalutamide alone and with leuprolide led to greater rates of undetectable PSA levels vs leuprolide alone in castration-sensitive prostate cancer.
TAR-200 Leads to Durable Responses in Bacillus Calmette–Guérin-Unresponsive NMIBC
TAR-200 displayed a high complete response rate in Bacillus Calmette–Guérin-unresponsive high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Frontline Acalabrutinib Plus Chemoimmunotherapy Elicits Meaningful Survival Benefit in MCL
Acalabrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab (BR) led to a statistically significant improvement in PFS vs BR for treatment-naive mantle cell lymphoma.
Adjuvant Multipeptide Vaccine Combination Prolongs Survival in Melanoma
A multipeptide vaccine combination approach with 12MP plus 6MHP vs 12MP plus tet extended overall survival in patients with stage IIB to IV melanoma.
Immunogenomics Demonstrate Predictive Capability to Immunotherapy Resistance in Uveal Melanoma
Immunogenomic information displays predictive capability in terms of immunotherapy resistance in metastatic uveal melanoma.
Tumor Intrinsic Subtype Affects Relationship Between pCR and EFS in ERBB2+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer
Tumor intrinsic subtype impacted the association between pCR and EFS after chemotherapy and ERBB2/HER2 blockade in ERBB2/HER2-positive early breast cancer.
ASCO Updates Advanced HCC Treatment Guideline
ASCO has announced a guideline update for systemic therapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.
MRI-Guided Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Could be Used in HR-/HER2+ Breast Cancer
MRI-guided treatment could be used to optimize the duration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in hormone receptor-negative/HER2-positive breast cancer.
CHMP Recommends Frontline Nivolumab Plus Chemo in Unresectable/Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
Frontline nivolumab plus chemotherapy has been recommended for approval in unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
DENALI Study Seeks to Prove Efficacy of Azenosertib in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
The phase 2 DENALI trial is investigating azenosertib in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
Eftilagimod Alpha Plus Pembrolizumab Elicits Early Efficacy Signals in Metastatic HNSCC
Frontline eftilagimod alpha plus pembrolizumab generated responses in patients with recurrent or metastatic HNSCC with negative PD-L1 expression.
International Pancreatic Cancer Screening Program Displays Practicality
The PRECEDE study demonstrated the feasibility of a large-scale early detection and prevention program for pancreatic cancer.
Enzalutamide Receives Go Ahead From European Commission in nmHSPC
The European Commission has approved enzalutamide as monotherapy and in combination with ADT in BCR nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
New Prostate Cancer Urine Test Produces Greater Diagnostic Accuracy vs Existing Tests in High-Grade Prostate Cancer
The MyProstateScore 2.0 urine test led to greater diagnostic accuracy for high-grade prostate cancer compared with existing biomarker tests.
FAK Inhibition Emerges as a Potential Complementary Treatment Pathway
Although FAK inhibition alone has displayed modest activity to date, there is interest in developing FAK-targeted therapies for combination regimens.
Functional Precision Medicine Method Aids Treatment Decision-Making in R/R Pediatric Cancers
A unique approach combining genomic and sensitivity testing with machine learning was feasible for guiding treatment selection in pediatric cancers.
Call for Boxed Warning for Secondary Malignancies on CAR T-Cell Therapies Raises Alarm, But Key Questions Remain
Experts discuss the FDA's call for a boxed warning for secondary T-cell malignancies on all approved CAR T-cell agents in late January 2024.
Richardson Discusses Implications of the FDA Withdrawal of Melflufen in Multiple Myeloma
Paul G. Richardson, MD, speaks on the FDA’s decision to withdraw the approval of melflufen plus dexamethasone in multiple myeloma.
ROSALIE Trial of EO2401/Nivolumab/Bevacizumab in Recurrent Glioblastoma Concludes
The database of the phase 1/2 trial of EO2401 in combination with nivolumab with or without bevacizumab in recurrent glioblastoma has locked.
Immunotherapy-Based Approaches Make Waves in Bladder Cancer
Experts highlight clinical trial updates in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, frontline treatment options in metastatic urothelial carcinoma, and more.
B-Cell Receptor Signaling Activity Portends Inferior Outcomes in MCL
B-cell receptor signaling characteristics were associated with worse outcomes in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
Orca-T Proves Safe and Effective in Advanced Hematologic Malignancies
The regulatory T cell enriched donor cell agent Orca-T was safe and displayed activity in the reduced intensity conditioning setting for patients with advanced hematologic malignancies.
NICE Recommends Tisagenlecleucel for Pediatric R/R B-ALL
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended the use of tisagenlecleucel in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
MRD Negativity Is Sustained After Cessation of Lenalidomide Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma
Locally Produced CAR T-Cell Therapy Elicits 92% ORR in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
Dr Dhakal on Survival and Safety Outcomes With Cilta-Cel in R/R Myeloma
Dr Corre on MRD Negativity With D-VTd Induction/Consolidation in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma