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David S. Snyder, MD, highlights agents currently undergoing clinical trials for polycythemia vera and myelofibrosis as well as how to most effectively treat patients using transplantation.

Poziotinib is being tested in a biomarker-driven trial of patients with non–small cell lung cancer in both second-line and treatment-naïve settings.

Encorafenib (Braftovi) plus binimetinib (Mektovi) had superior overall survival and progression-free survival compared with encorafenib or vemurafenib (Zelboraf) alone in patients with BRAF V600–mutant melanoma.

The tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy LN-145 induced promising response rates with acceptable safety in patients with recurrent, metastatic, or persistent cervical cancer—a patient population of great unmet need.

The FDA has extended the review period for a supplemental biologics license application for atezolizumab for use in combination with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer who do not have EGFR or ALK aberrations.

A cluster of clinical news in biosimilars has been announced over the last few days, with pooled data sets against reference products, an expected launch of a novel study, and a cost efficiency analysis.

The triplet regimen of vorinostat (Zolinza), cladribine, and rituximab (Rituxan) demonstrated an objective response rate of 97% and a complete response rate of 80% in newly diagnosed patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

Rebecca C. Arend, MD, discusses several ongoing trials exploring the use of immunotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

Samir Parekh, MBBS, highlights ongoing research regarding personalized medicine for multiple myeloma.

Camille C. Gunderson, MD, discusses the various maintenance options available in advanced ovarian cancer, as well as what factors should be considered for selecting each approach.

Hearn Jay Cho, MD, PhD, provides background on these novel approaches, while highlighting exciting trials to look for in the future.

The combination of the off-the-shelf cancer immune primer ilixadencel and sunitinib elicited a 11% complete response rate in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to topline findings from the phase II MERECA trial (NCT02432846).

Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who were felt to not have a choice in receiving radioactive iodine treatment reportedly had lower satisfaction with the treatment decision, suggesting a need for increased shared decision making between physicians and patients.

Robert M. Rifkin, MD, FACP, discusses details of bringing biosimilars to market, ongoing challenges, and the need for education of these products.

AbbVie has officially ended its rovalpituzumab tesirine (Rova-T) research and development program, which was exploring the antibody-drug conjugate in patients with small cell lung cancer.

Carol Mangione, MD, MSPH, shares insight on the specifics of the recommendations related to BRCA-mutation testing and how the USPSTF hopes these suggestions will impact patient outcomes.

Among patients with medullary thyroid cancer, PD-L1 positive status is linked to more aggressive clinicopathological features and predictive of structural and biochemical recurrences.

The European Commission has approved the frontline combination of atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic PD-L1–positive triple-negative breast cancer, according to Roche (Genentech), the manufacturer of the PD-L1 inhibitor.

Debra Richardson, MD, FACOG, FACS, discusses the current indications for PARP inhibitors in the recurrent setting and ongoing work being done to broaden their utility in the field.

Linda R. Duska, MD, discusses the ongoing debate between upfront surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer and the data that support both options.

James K. McCloskey II, MD, discussed current treatment options for patients with myelofibrosis as well as further options in development in clinical trials.

Kathleen Moore, MD, combs through the various investigational strategies exploring management of resistance to PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer.

Sundar Jagannath, MD, highlights the current state of the relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma paradigm and research regarding next steps for advancing treatment.

Laura L. Holman, MD, discusses ongoing efforts in ovarian cancer screening and what may lie ahead for generations to come.

The European Commission has approved elotuzumab for use in combination with pomalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma following 2 or more prior therapies, including lenalidomide and a proteasome inhibitor.