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Non-small cell lung cancer, with an EGFR mutation, tends not to respond well to immunotherapy treatments, including durvalumab.

An acceptable safety profile and early evidence of clinical activity was observed with ziftomenib plus standard regimens in select patients with AML.

The initiation of immunotherapy at the end of life among patients with advanced cancers is increasing over time.

Although use of immunotherapy near the end of life has increased over time, a closer look at the benefit of this in those with advanced cancers is needed.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, MHS, presents data from the IMerge phase 3 study on the efficacy of imetelstat in achieving red blood cell transfusion independence across different risk subgroups in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes relapsed/refractory to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, discusses treating patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer without driver mutations.

Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin or cisplatin did not improve treatment outcomes compared with placebo plus pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin or cisplatin when given as first-line therapy in patients with stage IV nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Oral decitabine/cedazuridine and parenteral hypomethylating agents were associated with similar levels of comorbidities and disease burden in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

Amer Zeidan, MBBS, discusses classification and treatment updates for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome.

Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD, discusses the feasibility of utilizing CAR T-cell therapies in patients with solid tumors, such as kidney cancers.

David Braun, MD, PhD, discusses the findings from the phase 3 CONTACT-03 trial investigating immunotherapy rechallenge in patients with renal cell carcinoma and the implications of these findings on the RCC treatment paradigm.

Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, highlights the mechanism of action of VIC-1911, expands on its ongoing investigation in the phase 1 trial, and sheds light on next steps planned for the agent’s investigation in KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

While progress in outcomes has been greater in non–small cell lung cancer, recent advances, including molecularly targeted therapies against EGFR and ALK, checkpoint inhibitors that boost immune response, improved staging, and video-assisted surgery have all contributed to progress in treatment of all types of lung cancer, including in SCLC.

A new study led by Yale scientists shows that the activity of a portion of a human papillomavirus protein does not depend on its amino acid sequence or composition.

Stacey Stein, MD, discusses key considerations when selecting a first-line treatment approach for higher-risk patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, and in what scenarios the combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab is a viable approach in this population.

Oncology experts discuss the platinum chemotherapy shortage in the United States.

Drs Garcia-Manero and Zeidan discuss the significance of efficacy and safety data from the COMMANDS trial in myelodysplastic syndrome, takeaways from the subgroup analyses, and expectations around treatment sequencing in the lower-risk population.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the potential uses for erdafitinib, highlighting key studies evaluating the use of the agent in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer.

Alessandro Santin, MD, discusses the investigation of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with recurrent endometrial carcinoma overexpressing TROP2.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses strategies he and his colleagues at Yale Cancer Center have employed to reduce the effect of the current chemotherapy shortage on patients, and emphasizes the need to reassess current manufacturing strategies in an effort to potentially mitigate future drug shortages.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses sequencing treatment selections in patients with FGFR2/3-altered metastatic urothelial cancer.

Alessandro Santin, MD, discusses the rationale and design of a phase 2 trial of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with persistent or recurrent endometrial cancer; unmet needs for patients with this disease; and key findings from the stage 1 portion of the trial.

Paul Stockhammer, MD, PhD, discusses research into the association between alterations in multiple tumor suppressor genes and poorer outcomes in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer, which was presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Michael Cecchini, MD, discusses the phase 3 PROSPECT trial of neoadjuvant chemoradiation vs neoadjuvant fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin chemotherapy with selective use of chemoradiation, followed by total mesorectal excision in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, and how this regimen may fit into the current treatment landscape for rectal cancer.

Pamela Kunz, MD, details key clinical trial updates across the gastrointestinal cancer arena presented during the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting, including the phase 3 PROSPECT trial in locally advanced rectal cancer and the phase 3 IMbrave050 trial in patients with resected in hepatocellular carcinoma at high risk of recurrence.

Sarah Goldberg, MD, MPH, discusses the design and key objectives of an ongoing phase 1a/b study of VIC-1911 as a monotherapy and in combination with sotorasib in KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer.

Alessandro Santin, MD, discusses the clinical activity of sacituzumab govitecan-hziy in patients with recurrent endometrial cancer who overexpress Trop-2.

Amin Nassar, MD, discusses findings from a retrospective study of the use of EGFR TKI therapy, durvalumab, or observation following concurrent chemoradiation in patients with unresectable, stage III non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations.

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.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the overall survival analysis of the phase 3 ADAURA trial of adjuvant osimertinib in patients with stage IB to IIIA resected non–small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations.