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Courtney D. DiNardo, MD, MSCE, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of ivosidenib in patients with relapsed/refractory, IDH1-mutated myelodysplastic syndromes.

Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG, discusses key data on the use of durvalumab plus chemotherapy followed by durvalumab and olaparib maintenance in the phase 3 DUO-E trial of patients with newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

The addition of durvalumab to first-line chemotherapy, followed by maintenance treatment with durvalumab plus olaparib significantly improved progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, according to data from the phase 3 DUO-E/GOG-3041/ENGOT-EN10 trial.

Neoadjuvant treatment with nivolumab plus chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant nivolumab resulted in a statistically significant improvement in event-free survival vs placebo plus chemotherapy, in patients with previously untreated resectable stage II to IIIB non-small cell lung cancer, according to data from the phase 3 CheckMate 77T trial.

Expert perspectives from Shannon Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG, on frontline treatment options for patients with newly diagnosed low-grade serous ovarian cancer in the context of recent clinical trial data. Dr. Westin discusses optimizing treatment strategies while prioritizing quality of life and fertility preservation for patients.

David S. Hong, MD, discusses preliminary efficacy data from a phase 1 trial f the KRAS G12C inhibitor RMC-6291 in advanced KRAS G12C–mutant solid tumors.

Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD, discusses the rationale for launching the phase 2 TRANSCEND FL trial evaluating lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, highlighting the background for investigating this treatment approach.

Drs Garcia-Manero and Zeidan discuss the significance of efficacy and safety data from the COMMANDS trial in myelodysplastic syndrome, takeaways from the subgroup analyses, and expectations around treatment sequencing in the lower-risk population.

Naval G. Daver, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating uproleselan combinations in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, the current role of quizartinib in patients with FLT3-ITD–mutated disease, and potential future directions with both these agents in the AML field.

Paolo Strati, MD, discusses novel combinations for the treatment of indolent B-cell lymphoma, emphasizes the primary goal of improving the efficacy of immunotherapy and providing patients with chemotherapy-free treatment options, and highlights ongoing trials are investigating various approaches to enhance the activity of lenalidomide/rituximab

Naval G. Daver, MD, discusses the rationale for an ongoing phase 1 trial investigating uproleselan in combination with azacitidine and venetoclax in patients with treatment-naïve acute myeloid leukemia.

Courtney D. DiNardo, MD, MSCE, discusses ongoing investigations of triplet regimens with an azacitidine/venetoclax backbone for the treatment of patients acute myeloid leukemia and highlights the unmet needs that remain in older and high-risk subgroups within this patient population.

Sanam Loghavi, MD, discusses the expansion of genetically-defined categories of acute myeloid leukemia in the World Health Organization classification, and how this affects the diagnosis of patients in this space.

Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, discusses the continued investigation of fixed-duration therapy as a frontline approach for patients with CLL, highlights both the pros and cons of this strategy, and touches on the unanswered questions regarding fixed-duration therapy that ongoing research aims to address.

Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating the use of lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

Drs Jones and Somaiah discuss unmet needs in GIST that the Peak trial seeks to answer; the advantages of the methods and design of this trial; and how the tolerable safety profile of bezuclastinib plus sunitinib supports further research with this combination.

Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, discusses the benefits and limitations of utilizing fixed-duration therapy with monoclonal antibodies in the frontline setting for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Paolo Strati, MD, discusses several ongoing investigations aiming to improve upon current immunotherapy combinations, highlighting the introduction of novel regimens into the treatment landscape of follicular lymphoma.

Courtney DiNardo, MD, MSCE, discusses triplets that serve as alternatives to standard-of-care approaches with azacitidine and venetoclax doublet therapy in select patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Jason R. Westin, MD, director, discusses how the approval of CAR T-cell therapies in the second-line setting has radically shifted preferred treatment approaches in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD, and Bijal D. Shah, MD, MS, delve into upcoming strategies for handling Philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, considering recent breakthroughs.

Insights on real-world ponatinib treatment strategies and safety in Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia are provided by Hagop Kantarjian, MD, and Bijal D. Shah, MD, MS.

Marcelo Vailati Negrao, MD, discusses efficacy findings from the phase 1b/2 KontRASt-01 trial (NCT04699188) in patients with KRAS G12C–mutated solid tumors.

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, discusses the key efficacy findings from the phase 3 COMMANDS trial evaluating luspatercept-aamt in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome who were erythropoiesis-stimulating agent naïve and red blood cell transfusion dependent.

Loretta J. Nastoupil, MD, discusses the safety and efficacy data from the phase 2 TRANSCEND FL trial evaluating lisocabtagene maraleucel in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

Hagop M. Kantarjian, MD, discusses the predictive value of early landmark cytogenetic or molecular responses to ponatinib in heavily pretreated patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia.

The addition of the TKI ponatinib to reduced-intensity chemotherapy led to an increase in minimal residual disease-negative complete remission rate at the end of induction compared with imatinib among patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Natalie Vokes, MD, discusses emerging biomarkers in non–small cell lung cancer, specifically highlighting the promise of HER3-targeted therapy.

Expert hematologist-oncologists consider how the PhALLCON trial elucidates the safety of ponatinib in Ph+ ALL, highlighting comparable toxicity rates and favorable efficacy endpoints.

Bijal Shah, MD, MS, and Hagop Kantarjian, MD, discuss promising results and regulatory progress for ponatinib in frontline Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment.