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Researchers are hoping to build on the success of the KEYNOTE-012 and CheckMate-141 trials, which led to the approvals of pembrolizumab and nivolumab, respectively, by examining anti–PD-1/PD-L1 agents in the frontline and as a part of combination regimens for patients with head and neck cancer.
Ahead of this year's meeting, researchers are increasingly interested in the state of communication between patients and doctors on immunotherapy.
Ruth O’Regan, MD, provides insight on the evolving landscapes of ER-positive and HER2-positive breast cancers, and what regimens remain solid approaches for effective patient outcomes.
Kebede H. Begna, MD, discusses the diagnosis and treatment of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, including polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytopenia, and myelofibrosis.
Patients with proliferative or mesenchymal ovarian tumors treated with bevacizumab (Avastin) had superior progression-free survival and a trend toward improved overall survival compared with patients with immunoreactive or differentiated tumors.
Adjuvant radiotherapy was associated with improved survival for patients with non-retroperitoneal abdominal soft tissue sarcomas (NRA-STS), but the addition of chemotherapy did not confer a similar survival benefit.
The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of ceritinib (Zykadia) for the treatment of patients with ALK-positive, metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, according to Novartis, the manufacturer of the second-generation ALK inhibitor.
Louise Davies, MD, discusses the experience of patients with incidentally identified thyroid cancer who choose to not receive treatment.
A team of Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) investigators from Thomas Jefferson University and Drexel University has recently published a new study in the journal Cancer Research that sheds light on a key mechanism of prostate cancer progression.
Two new studies from the laboratory of Dr. Alex Mazo at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, along with collaborators from SKCC, the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience and other institutions, provide new insights into the structure of chromatin and its implications for cellular differentiation.
The FDA has granted pembrolizumab approvals in the frontline and second-line settings for urothelial carcinoma.
Researchers at Istanbul University Institute of Oncology have concluded that patients with high-risk extremity soft tissue sarcoma have similar 3-year outcomes whether they are assigned to neoadjuvant sequential chemoradiotherapy or radiation alone.
Clara N. Lambert and the Association of Community Cancer Centers have created an online course called Financial Advocacy Boot Camp, which is designed to give experienced and novice financial navigators a review of essential knowledge for finding patient funds.
Ronald S. Go, MD, provides perspective on thrombotic microangiopathy and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, including how community physicians can properly diagnose and treat them.
Sameer A. Parikh, MD, discusses how the International Prognostic Index has assisted physicians with their patients who have CLL, the optimal sequencing of therapies, and other emerging molecular targets in this disease.
The FDA has granted a priority review designation to copanlisib as a treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma who have received at 2 least prior therapies, according to Bayer, the manufacturer of the PI3K dual-isoform inhibitor.
Lisa Fucito, PhD, discusses why it is imperative for patients to quit smoking after a head and neck cancer diagnosis.
The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to entrectinib for use as a treatment for adult and pediatric patients with NTRK-positive, locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors who have either progressed following prior therapies or who have no acceptable standard therapies.
Prashant Kapoor, MD, discusses the importance of minimal residual disease negativity, using International Myeloma Working Group criteria, and field-changing pivotal data in multiple myeloma.
Mary C. White, ScD, MPH, discusses the unmet needs near and after the stopping age for cervical cancer screening.
As part of the 2016 American Urological Association Census, investigators randomly assigned Maslach Burnout Inventory questions to determine how many urologists met the criteria for burnout.
Aref Al-Kali, MD, discusses some of the recent advancements, exciting ongoing trials, and largest unanswered questions in AML.
The National Cancer Institute has named Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University a Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Ramaswamy Govindan, MD, discusses the rapid therapeutic changes in NSCLC and the sequencing questions physicians are currently asking.
Dennis Scribner, MD, discusses the treatment landscape for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and how PARP inhibitors have enhanced the treatment options for this population.
Chemotherapy with doxorubicin and ifosfamide improved progression-free survival and tumor response compared with doxorubicin alone in soft tissue sarcoma, but the combination may be best suited for young, fit patients.
Results from the phase III SABRINA trial showed that subcutaneous administration of rituximab produced nearly identical response rates and toxicity as IV administration in the first-line treatment of follicular lymphoma.
Shaji Kumar, MD, discusses novel therapies for patients with multiple myeloma in detail, the sequencing challenges ahead, and which current agents pose the greatest challenge.
Bradley C. Leibovich, MD, discusses the benefits of surgery and the need for more effective drug treatments for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Tim F. Greten, MD, discussed the evolving role of immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma.