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Typical Approaches for Treatment Selection in the Third Line and Beyond
BySara A. Hurvitz, MD,Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc,Heather McArthur, MD, MPH,Melinda L. Telli, MD,Debu Tripathy, MD Experts share their go-to regimens in the third-line and higher setting of HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, and touch on the factors that support their decision-making.

Ongoing Trials in Endometrial Cancer
ByRitu Salani, MD,Ursula A. Matulonis, MD,Bhavana Pothuri, MD,Matthew Powell, MD,Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG An overview of ongoing research in the endometrial cancer treatment space.

Krina K. Patel, MD, MSc, discusses the background of the phase 3 KarMMa-3 trial, which investigated idecabtagene vicleucel in patients with high-risk, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Radioligands in the Treatment of Metastatic CRPC: Lutetium-177–PSMA-617
ByRana R. McKay, MD, University of California, San Diego,Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD ,Sumit K. Subudhi, MD, PhD,Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College,Ulka Vaishampayan, MD Focused discussion on the role of lutetium-177–PSMA-617 as radioligand therapy in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Combination PARPi Strategies in Metastatic CRPC: Interpreting Data From Clinical Trials
ByRana R. McKay, MD, University of California, San Diego,Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD ,Sumit K. Subudhi, MD, PhD,Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College,Ulka Vaishampayan, MD Key opinion leaders in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer management review a subset of clinical trials focused on combination strategies with PARP inhibitors.

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Unmet Needs and Future Directions in Care
ByMatthew A. Lunning, DO, FACP, University of Nebraska Medical Center,Joanna M. Rhodes, MD, MSCE,Yucai Wang, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic,Jason Westin, MD, MS, FACP, MD Anderson Cancer Center,Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, Sarah Cannon Research Institute,Hayder M. Saeed, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center Closing out their discussion on the management of relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, expert panelists highlight unmet needs and share excitement for future evolutions in the treatment landscape.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced that Christopher Flowers, MD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist and leader in oncology, has been selected as Division Head of Cancer Medicine after a competitive national search.

HER2+ mBC: Emerging Agents in the Third-Line and Higher Setting
BySara A. Hurvitz, MD,Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc,Heather McArthur, MD, MPH,Melinda L. Telli, MD,Debu Tripathy, MD Debu Tripathy, MD, discusses novel therapies being developed for later-line treatment of HER2+ mBC.

Stephanie Graff, MD, and Rachel Layman, MD, discuss the design and results of the NATALEE trial, which evaluated adjuvant ribociclib + endocrine therapy versus endocrine therapy alone in patients with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer.

KEYNOTE-775: Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab in Advanced Endometrial Cancer
ByRitu Salani, MD,Ursula A. Matulonis, MD,Bhavana Pothuri, MD,Matthew Powell, MD,Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG The expert panel reviews the KEYNOTE-775 trial, which focused on lenvatinib and pembrolizumab in advanced endometrial cancer.

Stephanie Graff, MD, describes her impression of the case and discusses the risk for recurrence in this particular patient.

T-DXd: Updated Results from the DESTINY-Breast Studies and Practical Considerations for Followup
BySara A. Hurvitz, MD,Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc,Heather McArthur, MD, MPH,Melinda L. Telli, MD,Debu Tripathy, MD Drs McArthur and Telli discuss recent data updates from the DESTINY-Breast trials of T-DXd, including a pooled analysis, and share best practices for monitoring patients for lung complications.

The PHAEDRA Study and Clinical Trial Landscape in Endometrial Cancer
ByRitu Salani, MD,Ursula A. Matulonis, MD,Bhavana Pothuri, MD,Matthew Powell, MD,Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG A panel of gynecologic oncologists review the PHAEDRA study and discuss the overall treatment landscape for endometrial cancer.

Advent of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic CRPC
ByRana R. McKay, MD, University of California, San Diego,Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD ,Sumit K. Subudhi, MD, PhD,Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College,Ulka Vaishampayan, MD Moving on to discuss metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, panelists highlight the evolving role of PARP inhibition in this setting.

Evolving Treatment Landscape of Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
ByRana R. McKay, MD, University of California, San Diego,Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD ,Sumit K. Subudhi, MD, PhD,Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College,Ulka Vaishampayan, MD Comprehensive insight to key treatment modalities for patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and how to select amongst them.

The FDA has granted fast track designation IVS-3001 for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Management of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Data From ASCO 2023
ByMatthew A. Lunning, DO, FACP, University of Nebraska Medical Center,Joanna M. Rhodes, MD, MSCE,Yucai Wang, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic,Jason Westin, MD, MS, FACP, MD Anderson Cancer Center,Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, Sarah Cannon Research Institute,Hayder M. Saeed, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center Key opinion leaders reflect on data from the 2023 ASCO meeting and how it may impact the management of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Remaining Unmet Needs in the Third-Line and Lessons from HER2CLIMB
BySara A. Hurvitz, MD,Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc,Heather McArthur, MD, MPH,Melinda L. Telli, MD,Debu Tripathy, MD Drs Tripathy and Kaklamani emphasize the most critical unmet needs for patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer in the third-line or higher settings and recap what the field previously learned from the HER2CLIMB trial of tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine.

Rachel Layman, MD, presents a clinical case of a patient who is diagnosed with HR+ early-stage breast cancer.

NRG-GY018 and RUBY Trials in Endometrial Cancer
ByRitu Salani, MD,Ursula A. Matulonis, MD,Bhavana Pothuri, MD,Matthew Powell, MD,Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG Experts on endometrial cancer review the NRG-GY018 and RUBY clinical trials.

Ongoing Second-Line Trials in Patients with HER2+ mBC and Expert Clinical Perspective
BySara A. Hurvitz, MD,Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc,Heather McArthur, MD, MPH,Melinda L. Telli, MD,Debu Tripathy, MD Panelists briefly touch on ongoing trials of second-line tucatinib combination therapy, including HER2CLIMB-02 and HER2CLIMB-05, in patients with or without brain metastases, and offer their clinical perspective which second-line regimens they typically recommend for their patients with HER2+ mBC.

Recently Presented Data on Endometrial Cancer
ByRitu Salani, MD,Ursula A. Matulonis, MD,Bhavana Pothuri, MD,Matthew Powell, MD,Shannon N. Westin, MD, MPH, FACOG The expert panel switches its focus to endometrial cancer and discusses recent data from clinical trials.

Experts in breast oncology discuss how they select endocrine therapy in BRCA1/BRCA2+ breast cancer.

Informing Systemic Therapy Selection With Negative Data in HSPC
ByRana R. McKay, MD, University of California, San Diego,Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD ,Sumit K. Subudhi, MD, PhD,Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College,Ulka Vaishampayan, MD A brief conversation on negative clinical trial readouts and how they may help to inform optimal treatment pathways for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

What is the Role of Locoregional Therapy in Metastatic HSPC?
ByRana R. McKay, MD, University of California, San Diego,Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, MD ,Sumit K. Subudhi, MD, PhD,Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital & Weill Cornell Medical College,Ulka Vaishampayan, MD Following their discussion on systemic therapy, expert panelists consider the value of locoregional therapy for a subset of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Renal Cell Carcinoma: Future Evolutions in Care
ByBrian I. Rini, MD, Cleveland Clinic,Eric Jonasch, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,Elizabeth R. Plimack, MD, MS, Fox Chase Cancer Center,Bruno R. Bastos, MD, Miami Cancer Institute ,Stephanie A. Berg, DO Shared insight on the evolving state of renal cell carcinoma management and hope for future growth in the treatment landscape.

Selecting Optimal Therapy for Advanced Non-Clear Cell RCC
ByDiscussant: Brian I. Rini, MD, Cleveland Clinic,Eric Jonasch, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,Elizabeth R. Plimack, MD, MS, Fox Chase Cancer Center,Bruno R. Bastos, MD, Miami Cancer Institute ,Stephanie A. Berg, DO Focusing their discussion on a real-world patient scenario, expert panelists discuss treatment options in the setting of advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Sequencing Novel Therapies in Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
ByMatthew A. Lunning, DO, FACP, University of Nebraska Medical Center,Joanna M. Rhodes, MD, MSCE,Yucai Wang, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic,Jason Westin, MD, MS, FACP, MD Anderson Cancer Center,Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, Sarah Cannon Research Institute,Hayder M. Saeed, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center Comprehensive insight on the optimal sequencing of novel therapies in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Krina K. Patel, MD, MSc, discusses the safety profile of idecabtagene vicleucel in a subgroup of patients with high-risk, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, as well as findings with soluble BCMA levels from the phase 3 KarMMa-3 trial.

Use of ADCs in the Second-Line Treatment of HER2+ mBC
BySara A. Hurvitz, MD,Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc,Heather McArthur, MD, MPH,Melinda L. Telli, MD,Debu Tripathy, MD Experts introduce the antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) and discuss clinical trial findings and potential use in special patient populations, such as those with brain metastases.