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Utilizing an artificial intelligence–assisted workflow to detect sentinel lymph node metastases in patients with breast cancer was deemed safe according to current diagnostic standards and reduced the need for immunohistochemistry and its associated financial burden.
The combination of ribociclib and endocrine therapy led to an improvement in progression-free survival and overall survival vs placebo plus endocrine therapy in patients with hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer across all age groups.
Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, discusses the current limitations and advantages of leveraging circulating-tumor DNA to detect minimal residual disease in patients with cancer, as well as how ctDNA assays may address mechanisms of resistance in clinical practice.
M. Hamza Habib, MD, JD, MBA, FACP, FAAHPM, FRCPI, MRCP, discusses the development of novel technology-based strategies to improve palliative cancer for patients with cancer.
Patrick Boland, MD, discusses the development of therapeutic strategies targeting KRAS G12C mutations in colorectal cancer.
Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, FSSO, discusses the increased incidence of gastric cancer in minority patient populations, highlighting the disparities that lead to these patient outcomes in the United States.
The HER2-directed CAR-macrophage therapy CT-0508 displayed a tolerable safety profile and signs of antitumor activity in patients with a variety of solid tumors.
Brett L. Ecker, MD, discusses the evaluation of the microbiome in pancreatic cancer, highlighting remaining questions and future steps for research.
Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, discusses key takeaways from the 2023 Bridging the Gaps in Breast Cancer meeting, highlighting questions that continue to persist in the treatment of breast cancer.
Reva K Basho, MD, discusses the use of antibody-drug conjugates across the spectrum of breast cancer subtypes at the 2023 Bridging the Gaps in Breast Cancer meeting.
Alison K. Conlin, MD, discusses the importance of targeting central nervous system metastases in the treatment of patients with breast cancer, highlighting ongoing treatment investigations for this population.
Terry P. Mamounas, MD, discusses surgical de-escalation strategies in the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.
Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, discusses the continued investigation of oral selective estrogen receptor degraders in patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.
Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, discusses the importance of determining the most suitable treatment for patients with non–small cell lung cancer through the use of biomarker testing.
Stephen V. Liu, MD, discusses the benefits of conducting biomarker testing for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer and highlights the importance of waiting for the results before selecting a targeted treatment.
Stephen V. Liu, MD, discusses strategies for treatment and disease management for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer who are awaiting biomarker test results.
Ongoing research evaluating combination therapies for the frontline treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer could help improve survival outcomes for this patient population.
Nicholas C. Rohs, MD, delves into the details of the case study a patient who had a lung cancer relapse detected following a referral to a dermatologist due to pityriasis rubra pilaris.
Richard Lazzaro, MD, FACS, discusses the advantages of standard low-dose computed tomography scans in lung cancer screening in high-risk individuals, as well as future opportunities to integrate biomarker-based assays into screening protocols to improve early detection.
Bruce Haffty, MD, MS, discusses the significance of technical and biological advancements in approaches to radiotherapy, and how they engendered the de-escalation of radiotherapy for select patients with breast cancer.
Nicholas C. Rohs, MD, discusses a case study that he presented during the Interesting Cases session at the 18th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®.
Benjamin Philip Levy, MD, discusses antibody-drug conjugates under investigation in patients with non–small cell lung cancer.
While there are considerable barriers to incorporating comprehensive genotyping, the use of circulating tumor DNA offers an improvement in molecular testing—and doing so earlier can accelerate the time to treatment and improve survival for patients with lung cancer.
As treatments for patients with stage IV non–small cell lung cancer continue to evolve, patients with PD-L1–negative disease represent a unique cohort and chemotherapy/immunotherapy or immunotherapy doublet regimens appear to be effective.
Although not immediately practice changing, CAR T-cell therapy has the potential to become a standard of care for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma following progression on checkpoint inhibitors and VEGF inhibitors.
Additional research exploring the association between clonal hematopoiesis and cardiovascular health could help improve outcomes for patients with kidney cancer and identify those at higher risk for experiencing cardiac events.
Further understanding of the cancer immunity cycle could drive the development of novel immune therapies for patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Decisions regarding the intensification or de-escalation of treatment, particularly with immunotherapy and TKIs, for patients with renal cell carcinoma could be aided by circulating tumor DNA.
Although the emergence of immunotherapy have created additional treatment options for patients with various types of cancer, these agents are associated with significant toxicities and immune-related adverse effects.
Brian H. Ramnaraign, MD, discusses findings from a single-institution review of the incidence of immunotherapy-related toxicities in older patients with kidney cancer.
