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Patient care begins with the patient, and Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, has spent her career keeping them the main focus of improving oncologic outcomes.

The oral XPO1 inhibitor selinexor in combination with ruxolitinib was associated with a tolerable and manageable adverse effect profile and elicited signals of clinical efficacy in patients with JAK inhibitor–naive myelofibrosis.

The FDA has granted fast track and breakthrough therapy designations to cretostimogene grenadenorepvec for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with high-risk BCG-unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ with or without Ta or T1 tumors.

A limited course of tremelimumab added to frontline durvalumab and chemotherapy provided a sustained overall survival benefit vs chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic non­–small cell lung cancer.

Lori A. Leslie, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of pirtobrutinib for this population alongside the unmet needs it may address, highlights the efficacy and notable toxicities seen with the agent in the BRUIN study, and expands on the continued investigation of pirtobrutinib vs other standard-of-care regimens in various CLL subtypes.

A coformulation of vibostolimab and pembrolizumab with or without docetaxel failed to result in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with docetaxel alone in patients with metastatic non­–small cell lung cancer.

Fox Chase Cancer Center graduate student Billy Truong was awarded the American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award for the third year in a row for his study on targeting substrate interactions of the ERK2 protein that drive myeloproliferative neoplasms.

The phase 3 RELATIVITY-123 trial evaluating the fixed-dose combination of nivolumab and relatlimab in patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer will be discontinued due to futility.

A fascination with laboratory research paired with hard work and dedication led to Nikhil C. Munshi, MD, becoming a pioneer in multiple myeloma treatment.

The European Medicines Agency has validated its marketing authorization application for repotrectinib in adult patients with ROS1 TKI-naive or -pretreated locally advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer harboring ROS1 fusions, as well as adult and pediatric patients with TKI-naive and pretreated NTRK-positive locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

The goal in highlighting this development is to attempt to raise awareness of the critical issue of information overload and the need for multiple involved parties to actively and aggressively search for appropriate, effective, and fiscally rational solutions.

Fernando Cabanillas, MD, a mentor and leader in the lymphoma field, is being recognized for his contributions to the hematologic oncology space.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to the supplemental new drug application seeking the full approval of sotorasib for patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Padmaja Sai, MD, medical oncologist and hematologist with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, was presented last week with the AdventHealth Foundation 2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to aglatimagene besadenovec plus valacyclovir for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

The National Medical Products Administration of China has approved sugemalimab paired with fluorouracil and platinum-based chemotherapy for use in the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

During the 2023 Florida Society of Clinical Oncology Fall Session, several Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC, physicians were elected to serve as executive committee officers and chairs for the nationally recognized advocacy group in the upcoming term.

David P. Carbone, MD, PhD, sought to transform lung cancer care and did it—but didn’t anticipate the personal journey it would put him on.

Belzutifan, a HIF-2α inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer previously treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and antiangiogenic therapies.

Dedication to his patients and the field of hematology spanning decades has led Stephen J. Forman, MD, to break down barriers for treating patients with leukemia and lymphoma.

Edna “Eti” Cukierman, PhD, has been appointed to the newly created Marvin & Concetta Greenberg Chair in Pancreatic Cancer Research.

In case you missed it, below are some of the drugs that were approved by the FDA in the month of December.

Howard I. Scher, MD, took a passion for improving cancer care and patient outcomes in prostate cancer and turned it into an extraordinary and explosive field of clinical research.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology has elected Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO, to serve as its president for the term beginning in June 2025.

Charles S. Kamen, PhD, MPH, discusses key developments and efforts that are planned and underway to further the progress that has been observed in terms of increasing cancer equity in sexual and gender minority individuals.