Oncology Expert Insights

Dr Kaklamani and colleagues highlight key clinical trials such as DESTINY-Breast01, HER2CLIMB, NALA, and SOPHIA in the setting of advanced HER2-positive breast cancer and discuss the practical considerations of these data.

Dr Kaklamani and colleagues take an in-depth look at data from select clinical trials in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

In the first segment, Dr Kaklamani and colleagues discuss the remaining unmet needs clinicians face despite recent advances in the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Kaklamani discusses current treatment sequencing approaches in HER2-positive breast cancer and the benefits and challenges of moving effective treatments in earlier lines of therapy.

Drs Grivas and Wright discussed the goals of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Bladder Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic, data that support the use of a multidisciplinary approach in bladder cancer, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on collaboration across health care specialties.

Dr. O’Dea discusses the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, treatment sequencing recommendations, and future research directions for antibody-drug conjugates in the field.

Sara M. Federico, MD, discusses the diagnosis and presentation of neuroblastoma, the role of multidisciplinary care, and novel therapies that could significantly affect the treatment paradigm for this malignancy.

Dr. Riedel and Dr. Van Tine discuss the multidisciplinary management of patients with sarcoma, the clinical impact of the FDA approval of ripretinib in the gastrointestinal stromal tumor paradigm, and other exciting advances in sarcoma.

Dr. Pagel discusses the advances that have been made with PI3K inhibitors in lymphoid malignancies, the impact of the FDA approval of umbralisib on the treatment paradigm in follicular lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma, and ongoing research poised to expand the armamentarium.

Dr. Saba shares the ins and outs of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, ongoing clinical trials, and the complexities of managing the rare disease.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Choueiri and Dr. Motzer discuss the clinical implications of the phase 3 CheckMate-9ER trial in advanced renal cell carcinoma and how to best use the combination in practice.

The Marshalls go beyond the pages of their new memoir, Off Our Chests: A Candid Tour Through the World of Cancer, to discuss how Liza's diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer changed their lives and the key messages they hope readers will take from their book.

Dr. Hu discusses the importance of testing for RET alterations in thyroid cancer, the FDA approvals of selpercatinib and pralsetinib, and the changing dynamics between medical oncologists and endocrinologists.

Dr. Coleman and Dr. Brown discuss how understandings of BRCA and patient eligibility for PARP inhibitors have evolved in ovarian cancer, the effects of frontline maintenance trials on treatment recommendations, the clinical significance of the findings from the ARIEL4 trial, and where PARP inhibition is headed in the field.

Patrick I. Borgen, MD, discusses male breast cancer in further detail, how he approaches treatment in his male patients with the disease, and what can be done to remove the stigma that men often feel with a breast cancer diagnosis.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Monk and Dr. Herzog discuss the importance of molecular testing in ovarian cancer and the utility of PARP inhibitor maintenance and treatment.

Dr. Spira discusses the historical challenges of targeting KRAS, key findings from the phase 2 CodeBreaK 100 trial with sotorasib in KRAS G12C-mutant solid tumors, and the next steps of development for KRAS inhibitors in oncology.

Dr. Levy discusses key research efforts with targeted therapies for patients with lung cancer who harbor NTRK, KRAS, and HER2 aberrations.

John V. Heymach, MD, PhD, discusses the incidence of EGFR exon 20 insertions in lung cancer, diagnostic challenges of identifying EGFR exon 20 insertions, and data from the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer with mobocertinib and amivantamab in this patient subset.

Axel Grothey, MD, discusses the excitement surrounding HER2-directed therapies in gastrointestinal malignancies, the approval of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer, and the investigational agents patritumab deruxtecan and zanidatamab that are poised to further advance the paradigm.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Nichols discusses von Hippel-Lindau disease in great detail, how she currently approaches treatment with these patients, and the importance of routine surveillance in this population.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Rodriguez discusses historic treatments in lung cancer that preceded the integration of immunotherapy, shares current treatment selection and sequencing strategies, and forecasts the future of immunotherapy in the field.

Dr. Klempner provides insight into unmet needs in NRG1 fusion–positive solid tumors, the novelty of seribantumab, and the potential clinical implications of the ongoing CRESTONE study.

Dr. Mesa and Dr. Gerds provide insight into the current utility of JAK inhibitors in myelofibrosis, unmet needs, and novel agents and combination strategies in the pipeline.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Sanborn and Dr. Gaffar share insight into the clincal and economic considerations for treatment in advanced NSCLC.

Dr. Markman discusses the clinical milestone of the HPV vaccine as a means to prevent cervical cancer, the debate on HPV-negative disease, and what efforts can be done on a global scale to reduce the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer.

Expert discuss their expectations for research and drug development in oncology in the new year.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Kansagra, Dr. D’Souza, and Dr. Dholaria provided an in-depth look into the current state of cellular therapy in hematologic malignancies, the benefits and drawbacks of approved and investigational products, and new constructs for CAR T in multiple myeloma and lymphoma.

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with the faculty of a recent Institutional Perspectives in Cancer webinar on prostate cancer hosted by Yale Cancer Center.

In our exclusive interview, Dr. Powles and Dr. Rini provide insight into an analysis of the phase 3 IMvigor010 study and its implications for circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker in urothelial cancer and beyond.