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Shravan Kandula, MD, reviews the current guidelines for the treatment of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Experts on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) provide an overview of the disease, highlighting its incidence, how it’s differentiated from other head and neck cancers, and the benefits of multidisciplinary care.

David A. Braun, MD, PhD, discusses the variety of therapies available for the treatment of patients with kidney cancer.

Soki Kashima, MD, PhD, discusses a study investigating T-cell phenotypes associated with response or resistance to checkpoint inhibitors in RCC.

In a forward-looking discussion, Ticiana Leal, MD; Anne Chiang, MD, PhD; Afshin Dowlati, MD; and Tarita O. Thomas, MD, PhD, offer their concluding insights on the evolving landscape of clinical trials and the future directions of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) treatment, highlighting promising areas of research and potential breakthroughs that may shape the management of this challenging disease in the years to come.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses the evolution of targeted therapies in EGFR-mutated NSCLC, as well as hurdles associated with biomarker testing.

Experts delve into the DAREON-8 Phase 1 clinical trial, assessing the potential impact of incorporating the study into the current treatment algorithm for small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Medical experts review the Ideate-Lung02 phase 3 clinical trial, exploring the potential for ifinatamab to elicit durable responses in patients with advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and discussing the implications of these findings for the future treatment landscape of SCLC.

The panel looks to the future landscape for HER2+ breast cancer, highlighting emerging treatment practices and currently unmet needs.

Focusing on the selection of subsequent therapies for patients with HER2-low/HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, the panel discusses treatment sequencing considerations and practices.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses the importance of consulting a multidisciplinary tumor board when making treatment decisions for patients with NSCLC.

In a detailed analysis, key opinion leaders (KOLs) review the results of the DELLphi-301 Phase 2 clinical trial, assessing the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and its impact on overall survival outcomes for patients enrolled in the study.

In a focused discussion, Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, explores the sequencing of later-line therapies for limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC), emphasizing key factors to consider when making treatment decisions for patients who have progressed on initial therapy.

Breast cancer specialists discuss adverse events associated with T-DXd, focusing on monitoring for interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the role of re-challenging patients with T-DXd after resolution of grade 1 ILD.

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, shares comprehensive insights on the DESTINY-Breast06 study evaluating T-DXd in HER2-low and HER2 ultra-low metastatic breast cancer, and the panel offers its initial impressions.

Ian Krop, MD, PhD, provides an overview of HER2-low and HER2 ultra-low breast cancer and discusses challenges encountered during diagnosis.

Experts on breast cancer discuss the potential impact of ongoing research in HER2+ breast cancer, highlighting how results from the DESTINY-Breast07 study may translate to DESTINY-Breast09.

Natural killer cells hold promise for treating cancer; Yale researchers have found a way to overcome their main limitation.

Melinda Telli, MD, provides an overview of ongoing research in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, highlighting the DESTINY-Breast09, PATINA, INAVO122, and HER2CLIMB-05 studies.

The panel provides comprehensive insights on approaching first-line treatment of patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer and the role of neratinib.

Breast cancer specialists outline their institution’s practices regarding the choice between subcutaneous fixed-dose pertuzumab – trastuzumab-hyaluronidase and intravenous pertuzumab and trastuzumab.

Kandace P. McGuire, MD, provides clinical insights on how patient monitoring practices inform discussions around surgical options, providing the potential for deescalating surgical management.

Joseph Franses, MD, PhD, debates whether targeting angiogenesis and the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma is always a reliable approach.

David Rimm, MD, PhD, discusses challenges in distinguishing between HER2-low and HER2-ultralow breast cancer using current diagnostic kits.

Ian Krop, MD, PhD, outlines his institution’s approach to utilizing neoadjuvant therapy in patients with HER2+ early breast cancer, and Melinda Telli, MD, discusses the role of surgery.

A panel of experts on breast cancer provide insights on challenges encountered during the diagnosis of HER2+ early breast cancer and discuss the role of immunohistochemistry and FISH testing.

Pamela L. Kunz, MD, discusses a subanalysis of the NETTER-2 study investigating frontline lutetium Lu 177 dotatate in advanced, well-differentiated GEP-NETs.

Michael Cecchini, MD, discusses interim data on the use of CM24 with nivolumab and NALIRIFOX in advanced/metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

The investigational PROTAC AR degrader ARV-766 showed promising clinical activity and tolerability in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

David A. Braun, MD, PhD, discusses the evolving treatment landscape of renal cell carcinoma.