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Belzutifan, a HIF-2α inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer previously treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and antiangiogenic therapies.

In case you missed it, here is a recap of the most popular episodes of OncLive On Air® from 2023.

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that the diversity of T cells in peripheral blood declines with age in patients with breast cancer and, in younger patients, is lower in those diagnosed with metastatic disease than with ductal carcinoma in situ.

With perseverance, compassion, and energy, Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, has devoted her career to shrinking the gaps in research and care for young women with breast cancer and improving their outcomes and quality of life along the way.

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found that the diversity of T cells in peripheral blood declines with age in patients with breast cancer and, in younger patients, is lower in those diagnosed with metastatic disease than with ductal carcinoma in situ.

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of capivasertib and fulvestrant in this patient population, highlights the efficacy and notable toxicities seen in the CAPItello-291 trial, and touches on key considerations when selecting between this and other standard regimens following CDK4/6 inhibitor progression.

Utilizing obinutuzumab to enhance B-cell depletion significantly reduced the need for corticosteroids and increased relapse-free survival in patients with steroid-requiring chronic graft-vs-host disease undergoing well-matched hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Quality of life and adverse effects are key components most patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer weigh when choosing an anticancer therapy, according to patient-reported results of an ESR1 QUAlity of Life Survey 3 survey.

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD, presents data from the extended follow-up of the ALPINE study investigating zanubrutinib in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD, discusses the clinical implications of the ALPINE study and highlights a subgroup analysis of acquired mutations in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, demonstrating which mutations were associated with resistance to covalent BTK inhibitors.

The combination regimen comprised of acalabrutinib, venetoclax, and obinutuzumab proved to be safe and feasible and to elicit responses in patients with high-risk, relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.

Experts on follicular lymphoma discuss first-line treatment options available for patients.

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, discusses the real-world efficacy of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive or HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, including patients who experienced changes in HER2 status during the treatment course.

Zanubrutinib continued to demonstrate improved progression-free survival benefit over ibrutinib in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma, according to extended follow-up data from the phase 3 ALPINE trial.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is launching a first-of-its-kind, integrated clinic to increase early detection of precancerous conditions and to prevent cancer from arising in individuals at increased risk for the disease.

Administration of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan significantly prolonged time-to-next treatment in patients with HER2-positive or HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, including patients who experienced changes in HER2 status during the treatment course.

Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will present more than 30 research studies at the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 5–9, 2023.

Paolo Tarantino, MD, discusses ongoing investigations into the use of antibody-drug conjugates targeting B7-H4 vedotin, highlighting their potential significance for the treatment paradigm in breast cancer.

Drs Hanna and Kandula discuss the significance of the FDA approval of toripalimab in nasopharyngeal carcinoma; pivotal data from the JUPITER-02 and POLARIS-02 trials; and how this regulatory decision increases the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.

Bradley A. McGregor, MD, expands on the feasibility and safety considerations addressed through the design and methodology of the DAD study; highlights dose-limiting toxicities and early responses seen with sacituzumab govitecan plus enfortumab vedotin in treatment-resistant mUC; and explains how these results support further investigation of other ADC doublets.

Erica L. Mayer, MD, MPH, discusses findings from research investigating CDK4/6 inhibitors in patients with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Drs Lunning and Jacobson discuss the characteristics of follicular lymphoma that may prompt aggressive treatment, the potential optimal role of CAR T-cell therapy in the third line and beyond, and how the toxicity profiles of different CAR T-cell products compare with each other.

Bradley J. Monk, MD, FACOG, FACS, and Paolo Tarantino, MD, discuss key data with B7-H4–directed antibody-drug conjugates across solid tumor types, the evolving role of antibody-drug conjugates in gynecologic cancers, and the importance of determining optimal sequencing with these agents in breast cancer.

Biagio Ricciuti, MD, discusses the need to improve the identification of patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer that benefit most from immune checkpoint inhibition.

The Brain Tumour Charity awarded a Junior Fellows grants of £600,000 over four years - the first of its kind - to Dana-Farber Research Fellow Tyler Miller, MD, PhD.

Elizabeth Buchbinder, MD, discusses the investigation of treatment with nivolumab maintenance therapy in patients with melanoma who experienced severe immune-related adverse effects associated with combination therapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab.

Closing out their panel, experts discuss the potential of blood-based tests to democratize access to cancer screening, complement existing protocols, and achieve early detection goals in the fight against cancer.

Elizabeth O’Donnell, MD, and Tomasz Beer, MD, FACP, recap key takeaways from the panel and consider the potential of MCED testing in transforming cancer screening and addressing gaps in early detection.

The use of olaparib as a monotherapy or in combination with cediranib did not provide a statistically significance overall survival benefit compared with standard-of-care platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with recurrent, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

A drug that simultaneously strikes cancer cells' growth circuits and pipeline to the bloodstream produced encouraging results in a clinical trial involving patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.