Treatment Sequencing Clarifications May Spur NSCLC Therapeutic Evolutions
July 25th 2023Angel Qin, MD, contextualizes the non–small cell lung cancer ADAURA trial, in which patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer who received adjuvant therapy with osimertinib achieved a 5-year overall survival rate of 85% vs 73% in those who received placebo.
The Right Leader in the Right Place at the Right Time
Lori J. Pierce, MD harbored a love for science and a general desire to know things, and she was not shy about asking questions. She displayed a gift for math early in life, a trait she and her older sister, Karen, both inherited from their father, Melvin H. Pierce.
ModraDoc006 Plus Ritonavir Shows Favorable Safety, Comparable Efficacy to IV Docetaxel in mCRPC
The combination of ModraDoc006—a novel, oral tablet formulation of docetaxel—and ritonavir produced comparable response rates and radiographic progression-free survival to that achieved with intravenous docetaxel in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Phillips Reflects on Lessons Learned With BTK Inhibitors in MCL
December 23rd 2021Dr Phillips discusses the utility of ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, and zanubrutinib in mantle cell lymphoma, the impact of long-term follow-up data with ibrutinib, and findings from the phase 3 SYMPATICO trial that could shake up the treatment paradigm.
Investigators Set Their Sights on Optimizing Sequencing With Novel Therapies in GU Cancers
November 12th 2021Treatment selection and sequencing in genitourinary cancers, such as metastatic bladder cancer and metastatic renal cell carcinoma, have become more complicated and require nuanced decision making.
Devimistat Plus Gemcitabine/Cisplatin Moves to Phase 2 Setting in Frontline Biliary Tract Cancer
Devimistat in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin has moved into the phase 2 portion of a phase 1b/2 trial studying the regimen as a first-line treatment for patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer.