Ryan Scott

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab with docetaxel continued to show improvements in event-free survival, disease-free survival and overall survival vs trastuzumab/docetaxel and placebo in Asian patients with HER2-positive early or locally advanced breast cancer.

Anna Pavlick, DO, MBA, discusses key updates from clinical trials that continue to shape the treatment of patients with melanoma, the role of immunotherapy in the frontline setting, and the importance of toxicity management and patient support.

Ritu Salani, MD, MBA, discusses the continued evolution of molecular profiling in endometrial cancer, advances in immunotherapy for endometrial and cervical cancer, and ongoing research in gynecologic cancers.

Peter Dottino, MD, FACOG, discusses the need for more accurate early screening tests for ovarian cancer, why testing for early-stage endometrial cancer is also important, the process used to develop the screening test, and how it could be implemented into practice if it is approved by the FDA.

Michael R. Harrison, MD, discusses the key long-term data of select doublet combinations in renal cell carcinoma, the early investigation of triplet therapy in the frontline setting, and more.

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, discusses the exploration of these doublet therapies and what they could mean for the high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes treatment landscape, the difficulties in making strides for patients with relapsed/refractory disease, and the top highlights in myelodysplastic syndromes from the 2022 ASH Annual Meeting.

Richard D. Carvajal, MD, discusses the implications of the FDA approval of tebentafusp in uveal melanoma, the possibility of exploring tebentafusp in other HLA subtypes, and other areas of intriguing research in uveal melanoma.

Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, discusses the ongoing investigation of novel oral SERDs in patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, the remaining unmet needs for this patient population, and ongoing trials aiming to further understand the optimal use of oral SERDs.

Nour Abuhadra, MD, discusses what the data from DESTINY-Breast04 means for trastuzumab deruxtecan in the triple-negative breast cancer space and future areas of research for antibody-drug conjugates in this disease.

Tisagenlecleucel elicited durable efficacy and a favorable long-term safety profile in the real-world setting of patients with relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Olverembatinib elicited encouraging responses and tolerability in US patients with ponatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and in patients with CML whose tumors have a T315I mutation.

Non-Hispanic Black patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer were more likely to have worse outcomes vs non-Hispanic White, Asian, and Hispanic patients, according to an analysis of the phase 3 RxPONDER trial.

Zimberelimab monotherapy demonstrated durable responses and was well tolerated in patients with PD-L1–positive, recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who had progressed after first- or subsequent-line, platinum-containing chemotherapy, according to data from a phase 2 trial.

Daniel J. George, MD, discusses the impact that ADCs have had on the evolving treatment landscape of bladder cancer, long-term outcomes with immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and highlighted current and ongoing research at the Duke Cancer Institute.

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses the role of immunotherapy in the frontline setting of NSCLC and the emerging pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates that could affect the treatment paradigm in lung cancer.

Daniel J. George, MD, discusses the clinical implications use of key trials in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Shambavi Richard, MD, discussed key studies that continue to shape the SOC in both the transplant-eligible and -ineligible populations, the role of transplant in the space, and unmet needs that remain for older and frail patients.

Luis A. Diaz Jr, MD, is world renowned as a scientist and leader, but his greatest contribution to the world of cancer care might be as a collaborator and mentor.

Kathleen N. Moore, MD, MS, discusses the clinical implications of the potential FDA approval of mirvetuximab soravtansine, observations from other antibody-drug conjugates under investigation in clinical trials, and the rationale of examining PARP inhibitor–based combinations in ovarian cancer.

Tivozanib continued to display a progression­-free survival benefit and rates vs sorafenib in patients with relapsed/refractory renal cell carcinoma who received 2 or 3 prior systemic regimens.

Bradley McGregor, MD, discusses the factors that affect frontline treatment decisions for patients with advanced RCC, the importance of longer-term follow-up of phase 3 trials in kidney cancer, and the benefits of dual immunotherapy and immunotherapy/TKI treatment combinations.

Bobbie J. Rimel, MD, discusses how PARP inhibitors are deployed across different treatment settings of ovarian cancer, the recent market withdrawal of PARP inhibitors in later-line indications, and ongoing research efforts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for patients with ovarian cancer.

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS, discussed the changes to the classifications of MDS, the evolution of targeted therapies for patients with acute myeloid leukemia, and approaches for patients with bone marrow failure syndromes.

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki induced meaningful antitumor activity in patients with HER2-positive, HER2-low, or HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who presented with brain metastases at baseline.

Suchita Pakkala, MD, discussed how treatments like tucatinib and fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki have widened the armamentarium for patients with brain metastases; the importance of enrolling these patients in clinical trials; and what future treatment sequencing might look like for this population.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, discusses the potential utility of sunvozertinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations, the efficacy and safety data observed with the agent, and future research directions.

Benjamin Adam Weinberg, MD, discussed the expanding role of circulating tumor DNA in CRC and the various testing methods, the utilization of liquid biopsies, and the need for up-front genetic testing to identify molecular alterations.

Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, discusses the evolving treatment paradigm in HER2-positive breast cancer, ongoing research in the space, and developments in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.

Rodney Rocconi, MD, discusses the continued exploration of antibody-drug conjugates in patients with ovarian cancer, biomarkers and agents under investigation in the space, and the ongoing research being conducted at the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Single-agent cemiplimab demonstrated safety and efficacy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma who comprised group 6 of the phase 2 EMPOWER-CSCC-1 trial that was in line with what was previously reported in groups 1, 2, and 3 of the study.