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Helena A. Yu, MD, discusses the investigation of BL-B01D1 in patients with advanced solid tumors, the potential significance of this research for those with EGFR-mutant and wild-type disease, and the expanding body of evidence supporting continued antibody-drug conjugate development in non–small cell lung cancer.

HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer: Inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Dr Vidal expands on use of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors following frontline progression, focusing on the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib for patients with PIK3CA mutations, as well as capivasertib, an AKT inhibitor in development.

Addressing Disease Progression on ET: Data Updates and Ongoing Trials
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD A focused discussion on trials that may address disease progression on first-line therapy, including those on ET and CDK4/6 inhibitor rechallenge and novel combination strategies.

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses the impact of the updated safety and efficacy data seen with FDA-approved BTK inhibitors in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, reviews the benefits of using covalent BTK inhibitors in CLL and MCL; considerations for choosing first-generation vs next-generation covalent BTK inhibitors in patients with these B-cell malignancies; and the potential future role for ibrutinib in the CLL treatment paradigm.

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses findings from the BRUIN trial, highlights the potential benefits of using noncovalent BTK inhibitors instead of or before covalent BTK inhibitors in patients with MCL or CLL, and previewed ongoing clinical trials investigating this class of agents in earlier treatment lines in these populations.

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses the importance of shared decision making between patients and clinicians when selecting among available BTK inhibitors in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or mantle cell lymphoma.

Potential Approaches to Treatment Switching in HR+/HER2- mBC
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Experts share how they approach management of patients with disease progression on first-line endocrine therapy, with a focus on ESR1 mutation testing and identifying who might be suitable for treatment with the oral SERD elacestrant.

Ribociclib/ET versus Chemotherapy in Premenopausal Patients: RIGHT Choice
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Timothy Pluard, MD, discusses recent data from an age-based subgroup analysis of RIGHT Choice, which compares the efficacy of combination ribociclib/ET versus chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer.

Jan Bewersdorf, MD, discusses the design of an ongoing phase 1 trial investigating ruxolitinib plus abemaciclib in patients with primary or secondary myelofibrosis.

The SONIA Trial: Exploring CDK4/6 Inhibitor Efficacy in the First- and Second-Line Settings
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD, presents ASCO 2023 data from the SONIA trial, which assessed the efficacy of CDK4/6 inhibitors when given as part of a combination with endocrine therapy (ET) in either the first- or second-line setting.

Real-World Data on CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer and Ongoing Trials
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Experts on HR+/HER2- breast cancer review recent real-world data on CDK4/6 inhibitors and share excitement about first-line trials that have not yet read out.

Lorenzo Falchi, MD, iscusses the use of glofitamab monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, expands on the updated survival data from NAPOLI-3, explains how NALIRIFOX could fit into the current pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treatment paradigm, and shares potential opportunities to build upon this research moving forward.

CDK4/6 Inhibitors in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Setting
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD The expert panel reviews CDK4/6 inhibitor options in the HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer (mBC) setting and previous data supporting their use.

Treatment and Dose Optimization in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD A comprehensive discussion on approaches to optimizing treatment selection and dosing in HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab demonstrated improved overall response rates compared with sunitinib monotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma regardless of risk status or PD-L1 expression.

As more is understood about the biology of PDAC tumors, targeting common KRAS variants in these tumors following exhaustion of all curative intent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation ushers in a novel postadjuvant setting for investigators.

Managing Abemaciclib-Associated Toxicities in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD VK Gadi, MD, PhD, shares his strategies for managing adverse events related to abemaciclib in the treatment of HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Recent Data on Adjuvant Therapies in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Experts on HR+/HER2- breast cancer review data updates on adjuvant therapies from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, discusses findings from the phase 2/3 PROSPECT trial in patients with rectal cancer.

Circulating Tumor DNA as a Prognostic Marker in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD A discussion on the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a prognostic biomarker in HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Recent Data on Neoadjuvant Therapy in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD The expert panel reviews data updates on neoadjuvant therapy in HR+/HR2- early breast cancer and discusses the role of CDK4/6 inhibition in this setting.

Unmet Needs in Early-Stage HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD Experts on HR+/HER2- breast cancer discuss unmet needs in the early-stage setting.

Standard-of-Care Treatment Approaches for HR+/HER2 Early Breast Cancer
ByKomal Jhaveri, MD, FACP,Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO,VK Gadi, MD, PhD,Timothy J. Pluard, MD,Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD A panel of expert oncologists review standard-of-care treatment approaches for HR+/HER2- early breast cancer and genetic testing practices when utilizing PARP inhibitors.

Eileen M. O'Reilly, MD, discusses survival outcomes from the phase 3 NAPOLI 3 trial in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Helena A. Yu, MD, discusses findings from a phase 1 trial investigating the bispecific antibody-drug conjugate BL-B01D1, which is directed against both HER3 and EGFR, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors such as non–small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer.

Ezra Rosen, MD, PhD, discusses the investigation of the triplet combination of zotatifin, abemaciclib, and fulvestrant in a phase 1/2 trial in heavily pretreated patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer.

The first-line combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab elicited durable responses with a manageable safety profile in patients with non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to findings from the phase 2 KEYNOTE-B61 trial.

Bob T. Li, MD, PhD, MPH, discusses the results of a phase 1/2 study of the first-in-class immune-stimulating antibody conjugate BDC-1001 in patients with advanced HER2-expressing solid tumors.