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Ahead of the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting, multiple myeloma experts Sundar Jagannath, MBBS, selected the most pivotal abstracts in their field.

There is limited data on when and whether oncologists should change systemic therapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer, but some studies provide useful guidance.

In light of recent advancements, the current paradigm for choosing first-line therapy for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer who do not harbor an actionable driver oncogene depends upon PD-L1 expression level and histology.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses where future research is headed for immunotherapy in lung cancer.

Nasser Hanna, MD, Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Professor of Lung Cancer Clinical Research, at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, discusses the efficacy of consolidation immunotherapy in patients with stage III non–small cell lung cancer.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, chief of medical oncology, professor of medicine, Yale Cancer Center, Smilow Cancer Hospital, discusses mechanisms of immune resistance for patients with lung cancer.

Although driver mutations have been identified for significant NSCLC subsets, patients with metastatic disease benefit from broad panel next-generation sequencing testing because of the growing clinical relevance of less common alterations and gene signatures.

Roman Perez-Soler, MD, chairman of the Department of Oncology and chief of the Division of Medical Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center, discusses the efficiency of next-generation sequencing in lung cancer.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, discusses the crowded landscape of oncogene-driven non­–small cell lung cancer.

Hossein Borghaei, DO, chief, Division of Thoracic Medical Oncology, director, Lung Cancer Risk Assessment, associate professor, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses the evolving second line of treatment in small cell lung cancer.

Mark G. Kris, MD, medical oncologist, William and Joy Ruane Chair in Thoracic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses adjuvant systemic therapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, director of thoracic oncology, University of Colorado, discusses optimal treatment regimens for patients with EGFR-positive non–small cell lung cancer.

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, discusses overcoming acquired resistance and other next steps needed to advance the oncogene-driven non–small cell lung cancer paradigm.

Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discusses current and potential therapeutic approaches for patients with non-oncogene driven lung cancer who progress on frontline treatment.

Alexander E. Drilon, MD, discusses developing markers in the non–small cell lung cancer paradigm.

Ravi Vij, MD, MBA, professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplant, Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, discusses the use of maintenance and consolidation in multiple myeloma.

Armin Ghobadi, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, discusses the potential development of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in solid tumors.

Syma Iqbal, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, discusses the impact of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) on the treatment of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

Afsaneh Barzi, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, discusses available and emerging neoadjuvant strategies for the treatment of patients with nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer.

Robert Dean, MD, staff physician, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the evolution of treatment approaches in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).

Syma Iqbal, MD, discusses the evolving treatment paradigm of neuroendocrine tumors.

The second-line treatment of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers has shifted considerably in the last few years, due in part to the addition of immunotherapy for select subgroups of patients.

Brad Kahl, MD, discusses the rapidly evolving therapeutic landscape of CLL and the novel combinations on the horizon.

Armin Ghobadi, MD, discusses the evolution and expansion of CAR T-cell therapy in oncology and how to maximize its application across liquid and solid tumors.

Nancy L. Bartlett, MD, discusses factors in treatment decisions for patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.

Nancy Bartlett, MD, Koman Chair in Medical Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Siteman Cancer Center, discusses treatment regimens for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD, associate director for Adult Oncology and co-leader of the Gastrointestinal Cancers Program, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the benefit of regorafenib (Stivarga) in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Brad Kahl, MD, professor in the Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Siteman Cancer Center, discusses the impact of venetoclax (Venclexta) in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Toni Choueiri, MD, director, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, director, Kidney Cancer Center, Jerome and Nancy Kohlberg Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the impact of the JAVELIN Renal 100 trial on the treatment landscape of renal cell carcinoma.

Hisham Mehanna, PhD, BMedSc, MBChB, FRCS, chair, Head and Neck Surgery director, Institute of Head and Neck Studies and Education at the School of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, discusses the new staging system for patients with HPV-positive head and neck cancer.