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Pembrolizumab Plus Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Improves Long-Term OS in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
February 13th 2023Thomas J. George, MD, FACP, highlights the long-term data from the NRG-GI002 trial, the next steps for exploring subsets of patients who may benefit from the addition of pembrolizumab or veliparib to total neoadjuvant therapy, and what the use of total neoadjuvant therapy has meant for patients with stage II/III locally advanced rectal cancer.
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Encorafenib Plus Cetuximab With Nivolumab Under Investigation in BRAF V600E–Mutant mCRC
February 9th 2023Investigators in the phase 2 SWOG S2107 trial are evaluating encorafenib plus cetuximab and nivolumab for patients with previously treated, microsatellite stable, unresectable, or metastatic colorectal cancer harboring a BRAF V600E mutation.
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Herbst Highlights the Implications of the FDA Approval of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in NSCLC
February 9th 2023Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discussed the data that supported the FDA approval of adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer, highlighted the implications of the approval for the paradigm, and outlined further research opportunities.
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XL092 Plus Atezolizumab Vs Regorafenib Under Investigation in MSS/MSI-Low mCRC
February 7th 2023The safety and efficacy of a combination regimen comprised of XL092 and atezolizumab is being compared with that of regorafenib monotherapy in patients with microsatellite stable or microsatellite instability–low metastatic colorectal cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to standard-of-care therapy.
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Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated With Disparities in Germline Testing in Pancreatic Cancer
February 5th 2023Daniel King, MD, PhD, discusses the results of an institutional review evaluating socioeconomic factors associated with disparities for germline genetic testing in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, why germline testing is necessary for thi population, and how he is addressing gaps in germline testing in his own practice.
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NRG/RTOG 1112 Trial Highlights Benefit of Adding SBRT to Sorafenib in Locally Advanced HCC
February 2nd 2023Laura Dawson, MD, FRCPC, discusses data from the NRG/RTOG 1112 trial examining the addition of stereotactic body radiation therapy to sorafenib, the implications of the data for the locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treatment paradigm, and next steps for research.
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MRI-Guided SBRT Could Represent Safer, More Precise Radiotherapy Option for Prostate Cancer
February 2nd 2023Amar U. Kishan, MD, discusses the safety results of MRI-guided SBRT compared with the current standard of care, highlights the benefits of using an MRI to guide radiation for patients with prostate cancer, and explains other areas where MRI-guided SBRT could explored.
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Mitul Gandhi, MD, discusses the rationale of combining brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab, dacarbazine, and doxorubicin for patients with early-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma, the key findings from part C of the SGN35-027 trial, and the next steps for investigating this combination.
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Mridula George, MD, discusses the methods used to evaluate cardiotoxicity associated with adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine plus concurrent radiation therapy, and explains implications on the use of trastuzumab emtansine plus radiation in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Shaji Kumar, MD, discusses the MAIA trial; key takeaways regarding the long-term safety and efficacy of daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone, in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma; and the implications of this research on clinical practice.
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Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies Are Vital to Inform Treatment Decisions in Breast Cancer
January 27th 2023The evolving treatment landscape across breast cancer has escalated the need for the accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsies following treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy to correctly inform subsequent treatment decisions for patients.
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Ide-cel Elicits Durable Responses in High-risk Myeloma After Inadequate ASCT Response
January 24th 2023David Siegel, MD, PhD, discusses the evaluation of idecabtagene vicleucel in cohort 2C of the KarMMa-2 trial and what these data could mean for this population and others with multiple myeloma.
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Pembrolizumab Following ASCT Generates Promising PFS in T-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
January 23rd 2023Craig Sauter, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating maintenance pembrolizumab following autologous stem cell transplant in patients with T-cell NHL and explained some of the potential challenges of investigating this regimen in a larger prospective trial in this patient population.
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IK-175 Monotherapy or Plus Nivolumab Shows Early Activity in Urothelial Cancer
January 22nd 2023IK-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.
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AFM24 Plus Atezolizumab Shows Acceptable Safety, Early Activity in EGFR+ Solid Tumors
January 14th 2023A doublet comprised of the bispecific innate cell engager AFM24 and atezolizumab had a tolerable safety profile and elicited responses in patients with advanced EGFR-expressing solid tumors.
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Teclistamab Plus Daratumumab/Lenalidomide Generates Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma
January 13th 2023Emma Searle, PhD, provides an overview of findings from the MajesTEC-2 trial in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, elaborates on the safety of teclistamab plus daratumumab and lenalidomide, and discusses the next steps for evaluating the combination.
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COM701 Plus BMS-986207/Nivolumab Shows Early Activity in Platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
January 12th 2023A triplet regimen comprised of COM701, BMS-986207, and nivolumab was found to have encouraging antitumor activity and favorable tolerability in patients with heavily pretreated, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
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CDX-1140 Plus Pembrolizumab Elicits Responses in PD-1/PD-L1–Resistant Solid Tumors
January 12th 2023The utilization of the anti-CD40 agonist, CDX-1140, in combination with pembrolizumab was generally well tolerated and demonstrated preliminary efficacy in patients with anti–PD-1/PD-L1 resistant, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
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Chari Spotlights Efficacy of Talquetamab and Next Steps for Exploration in R/R Multiple Myeloma
January 12th 2023Ajai Chari, MD, shares some background on talquetamab, reported safety and efficacy findings from MonumenTAL-1, and highlighted other ways in which the agent is being explored in multiple myeloma.
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Spira Highlights Key Advancements Across the NSCLC Treatment Paradigm in 2022
January 11th 2023Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, FACP, highlights the top advancements across non–small cell lung cancer in 2022, emphasized the need for increased genetic testing to inform treatment decisions, and previewed other agents under development.
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CTLA-4–Based Combinations Highlight Evolution of Treatment in Metastatic NSCLC
January 11th 2023Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, highlights the advancement of CTLA-4–based combinations in non–small cell lung cancer treatment, the emergence of antibody-drug conjugates in non–small cell lung cancer, and the impact of the POSEIDON trial on the treatment landscape.
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Pexidartinib With Surgery Proves Potential Benefit for Patients With Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors
January 7th 2023R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses the outcomes of combining surgery and pexidartinib in patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumors, what investigators still need to learn about sequencing the CSF1R inhibitor around surgery, and what the combination approach could mean for patients with TGCT.
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