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Daratumumab added to bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone induced at least a very good partial response in all patients and a stringent complete response or CR in 63% of patents at the end of consolidation therapy in the run-in phase of an open-label study of transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

The efficacy of combination therapy with a checkpoint inhibitor and chemotherapy has been proved in the triple-negative breast cancer space, and the additive and early toxicity may be worth the survival benefit, according to Lisa A. Carey, MD. 

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, discusses the current state of immune checkpoint inhibitors in hematologic cancers, recent setbacks, and ongoing studies that could further shape the landscape.

Peter Voorhees, MD, discusses treatments for patients with early relapsed multiple myeloma and previews future research efforts.

Lindsay West, MD, discusses the relationship between low-fat or high-fat diets and endometrial cancer and how these can be investigated further.

Ashley A. Weiner, MD, PhD, discusses the expansions and limitations of radiotherapy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer and ongoing efforts to enhance administration and efficacy.

M. Patricia Rivera, MD, professor of medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the recent adoption of lung cancer screening into clinical practice.

Chad Pecot, MD, assistant professor, School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC; Imlygic) in the treatment of patients with lung cancer.