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Kanwal Pratap Singh Raghav MBBS, MD, discusses data from DESTINY-CRC01 that supported the DESTINY-CRC02 trial, key efficacy and safety data from the trial, and the importance of identifying patients with HER2-positive CRC who may benefit from ADCs like T-DXd in clinical practice.

Krina K. Patel, MD, MSc, discusses the effect of high-risk features on outcomes with ide-cel in triple-class–exposed, relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Overview of Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL and Management Strategies
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 share a broad perspective on relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the current treatment landscape.

Diagnosis and Frontline Management of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
ByJoanna M. Rhodes, MD, MSCE,Jason Westin, MD, MS, FACP, MD Anderson Cancer Center,Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD, Sarah Cannon Research Institute,Matthew A. Lunning, DO, FACP, University of Nebraska Medical Center,Yucai Wang, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic,Hayder M. Saeed, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center Expert panelists open their discussion on diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by reflecting on diagnostic strategies and the frontline treatment armamentarium.

Treatment with the JAK2 inhibitor pacritinib demonstrated comparable improvements in spleen and symptom response regardless of baseline platelet counts and hemoglobin levels, according to findings from the pivotal phase 3 PERSIST-1 and PERSIST-2 trials.

Prithviraj Bose, MD, discusses key data on the use of zilurgisertib alone or in combination with ruxolitinib to reduce disease-related anemia in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis.

Hans C. Lee, MD, discusses the investigation of the BCMA x CD3 bispecific antibody linvoseltamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD, discusses the importance of introducing pacritinib (Vonjo) to the treatment paradigm for patients with myelofibrosis with low platelet counts.

Neoadjuvant zanidatamab monotherapy successfully reduced the incidence of residual disease and was well tolerated in treatment-naïve women with node negative, stage I HER2-positive breast cancer, potentially allowing patients to achieve pathologic complete responses in the absence of chemotherapy.

Lucia Masarova, MD, discusses the single-arm multicenter phase 2 EXCEED-ET trial of ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft in adult patients with essential thrombocythemia.

Administration of the selective ALK-2 inhibitor zilurgisertib alone or in combination with ruxolitinib was safe, well tolerated, and showed preliminary signals of clinical activity in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis and disease-related anemia.

Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS, discusses the rationale for the phase 2b HERIZON-BTC-01 trial and shares the results with zanidatamab in previously treated HER2-amplified biliary tract cancer.

Elias Jabbour, MD, discusses efficacy data from the phase 3 PhALLCON trial of ponatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy vs imatinib plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy in newly diagnosed patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, discusses the phase 2 DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial of trastuzumab deruxtecan in difficult-to-treat HER2-positive solid tumors.

Sotorasib provided consistent benefit over docetaxel in the majority of key prespecified molecularly defined subsets of patients with pretreated KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer enrolled to the phase 3 CodeBreaK 200 trial.

Prithviraj Bose, MD, discusses key data on the ability of pacritinib to reduce splenomegaly and disease symptoms in patients with myelofibrosis across the cytopenic spectrum.

Second-line treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel significantly improved overall survival compared with high-dose therapy plus autologous stem cell transplant in patients with early relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD, discusses the 2-year findings from the phase 2/3 RELATIVITY-047 trial of nivolumab plus relatlimab in treatment-naïve patients with metastatic or unresectable melanoma.

Treatment with fruquintinib plus best supportive care led to improved overall survival and progression-free survival vs placebo plus best supportive care in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, irrespective of number of prior lines of therapy or type of prior treatment.

OncLive® will be LIVE with OncLive® News Network: On Location at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting. Each day, we will broadcast a series of interviews with top thought leaders, to learn their thoughts and reactions to data presented across hematologic oncology during the conference.

Kanwal P. S. Raghav, MBBS, MD, discusses primary findings from the phase 2 DESTINY-CRC02 trial (NCT04744831) of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with HER2 amplification or overexpression.

The 5.4-mg/kg dose of trastuzumab deruxtecan elicited numerically higher activity in patients with HER2-positive, metastatic colorectal cancer compared with the 6.4-mg/kg dose.

Zanidatamab generated responses in patients with HER2-amplified, locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer who were previously treated with gemcitabine.

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, discusses key efficacy and safety findings from the phase 3 COMMANDS trial (NCT03682536) of luspatercept-aamt (Reblozyl) vs epoetin alfa in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Samer A. Srour, MB ChB, MS, discusses planned next steps and future avenues of investigation for the novel CD70-targeted agent ALLO-316 in patients with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Dr Andreeff discusses the evaluation of uproleselan for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia, the rationale for targeting E-selectin in patients with this disease, how uproleselan could amplify the effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of these patients.

The combination of durvalumab and platinum-based chemotherapy, followed by maintenance therapy with either durvalumab plus olaparib or durvalumab alone, elicited a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed, advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer.

Study findings demonstrated that states that expanded Medicaid had improved survival rates in patients with pancreatic and gastric cancers, with greater improvements in Black patients for some analyses.

Luspatercept-aamt led to a higher rate of sustained transfusion independence compared with erythropoiesis stimulating agents in patients with ESA-naïve, lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.

Ferdinandos Skoulidis, MD, PhD, MRCP, discusses the methods utilized in a retrospective study that investigated molecular determinants of KRAS G12C inhibitor efficacy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.