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Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab followed by adjuvant nivolumab elicited a pathologic complete response rate of 59% in patients with resectable microsatellite instable or mismatch repair deficient oeso-gastric junction adenocarcinoma.

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, FACP, discusses the rationale for the phase 2/3 CheckMate 9X8 trial in metastatic colorectal cancer.

Edmund Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the rationale for the ongoing phase 3 BREAKWATER trial in BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

The combination of durvalumab and tremelimumab demonstrated a significant improvement in overall survival vs sorafenib as frontline therapy in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, according to findings from the phase 3 HIMALAYA trial.

Treatment with the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin resulted in significantly improved overall survival vs placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

The investigational bispecific antibody APVO436 demonstrated tolerability with encouraging anti-neoplastic efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome, according to updated findings from an ongoing phase 1 trial.

Elevated amphiregulin was associated with increased mortality risk in acute graft–versus-host-disease, according to a sample of 2 prospective clinical trials showed.

The addition of daratumumab to lenalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone continued to elicit improved outcomes vs RVd alone in patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma, according to findings from the extended 2-year follow-up analysis of the phase 2 GRIFFIN trial.

Treatment with the CD123- and CD3-engaging bispecific antibody APVO436 caused cytokine release syndrome in approximately 1 of 5 patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome but was generally well managed with steroids.

Patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma experienced better quality of life when they received second-line treatment with lisocabtagene maraleucel vs standard of care.

A single infusion of ciltacabtagene autoleucel produced an overall response rate of 95% in patients with multiple myeloma who had received a median of 2 prior lines of treatment and who were refractory to lenalidomide.

The utilization of oral azacitidine as maintenance treatment in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission following intensive chemotherapy continued to showcase a survival benefit over placebo.

Data from a longer follow-up analysis of the phase 1/2 CARTITUDE-1 trial demonstrated that all evaluated subgroups of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma maintained durable responses with ciltacabtagene autoleucel.

John M. Burke, MD, discusses findings from the phase 3 POLARIX trial in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Cycle 1 double step-up dosing with cevostamab demonstrated encouraging activity with effective cytokine release syndrome mitigation in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, supporting further development of the dual-targeted bispecific antibody.

Acalabrutinib demonstrated a lower incidence of cardiovascular-related toxicities and a lower overall toxicity burden compared with ibrutinib in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The addition of tafasitamab and lenalidomide to rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone demonstrated increased but generally comparable adverse effects and higher, prolonged, and deeper responses vs the combination of tafasitamab and R-CHOP alone in patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Acalabrutinib demonstrated an advantage in quality-adjusted survival compared with other treatments for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Magrolimab plus combinations of various antileukemia therapies are being investigated for their efficacy in first-line, relapsed/refractory, or maintenance treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

High-frequency low-dose acalabrutinib and rituximab represents a feasible and effective combination for the treatment of patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Treatment with pacritinib, when administered at 200 mg twice daily, had a comparable safety profile to best available therapy in patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis, including those with severe thrombocytopenia.

Sabatolimab, an investigational TIM-3 monoclonal antibody, induced a median duration of response greater than 1 year for patients with very high/high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia when used in combination with hypomethylating agents.

Patients with polycythemia vera who have controlled hematocrit levels, but elevated white blood counts are at an increased risk of thrombotic events, according to a presentation of the REVEAL study.

YTB323, a novel, autologous CD19-directed CAR-T cell therapy, displayed a favorable safety profile and efficacy across multiple dose levels in adult patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large b-cell lymphoma.

Venetoclax at either 400 mg or 800 mg plus daratumumab and dexamethasone elicited deep durable responses and was associated with a tolerable safety profile in patients with t(11;14) relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Prognostic awareness was associated with higher rates of psychosocial distress and symptom burden, and lower quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma.

Lower 60mg and 40mg doses of Selinexor in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone demonstrated improved efficacy and safety vs a 100mg dose for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

The combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax led to a lower rate of minimal residual disease compared with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to preliminary findings from the phase 2 ERADIC trial.

Frontline treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel demonstrated rapid and durable responses in patients with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma.

The addition of polatuzumab vedotin-piiq to R-CHP led to a 27% reduction in the risk of progression or death vs R-CHOP in patients with previously untreated, intermediate- and high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.