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Patients with AML will experience different toxicities based on the treatment they receive, whether it is intensive chemotherapy or targeted therapy.

Findings from the HERIZON-BTC-01 trial support HER2 as a valid therapeutic target in biliary tract cancer.

Edward Chu, MD, a member of the gastrointestinal editorial advisory board, died of glioblastoma in November.

Updated results from the phase 1 CK-301-101 trial support the updated label for cosibelimab in this cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma population.

A younger patient with AML who is more fit may be eligible for different treatments than an older patient with chronic medical conditions.

Experts from Georgia Cancer Center highlight ongoing retrospective studies, translational research, and other initiatives across different cancers.

The developers plan to submit a new drug application to regulatory authorities for JS001sc for the treatment of first-line nonsquamous NSCLC.

According to Daniel Peters, MD, the recent FDA approvals of revumenib and ziftomenib in AML are some of the most exciting developments in the field.

Breast cancer care providers make it a goal to manage the adverse effects that patients with breast cancer experience to minimize the burden of treatment.

HRQOL scores were similar among patients who received a radical cystectomy or bladder persevering therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Thomas Hope, MD, asserts that legislation aimed at resolving infiltration-related AEs does not address any relevant clinical issue.

Social workers and case managers may have access to institutional- or hospital-level grants that can reduce financial toxicity for patients undergoing cancer therapy.

Genetic backgrounds and ancestry may hold clues for better understanding pancreatic cancer, which may subsequently mitigate different disparities.

A recent study found that the number of practicing oncologists is declining as the US population ages and cancer diagnoses continue to increase.

Investigators noted 1 instance of rectovaginal fistula in the PEG gel arm, although rapid postoperative recovery occurred.

Factors like genetic mutations and smoking may represent red flags in pancreatic cancer detection, said Jose G. Trevino, II, MD, FACS.

Thomas Hope, MD, believes that an NRC initiative to update infiltration guidelines may organically address concerns that H.R. 2541 outlines.

ORR, DOR, PFS, and OS showed continued improvement for patients with relapsed/refractory LBCL receiving tisagenlecleucel.

The regulatory decision was supported by findings from the phase 1/2 BGB-11417-201 trial, which evaluated sonrotoclax monotherapy in those with MCL.

Insurance and distance to a tertiary cancer center were 2 barriers to receiving high-quality breast cancer care, according to Rachel Greenup, MD, MPH.

In the 177Lu plus SBRT arm, the median PFS was 17.6 months vs 7.4 months in the SBRT alone arm for patients with oligorecurrent HSPC.

Thomas Hope, MD, had not observed an adverse effect attributable to an infiltration across more than a decade of administering nuclear agents at UCSF.

Investigators are currently assessing the safety and preliminary activity of AVZO-103 among patients with advanced solid tumors in a phase 1/2 trial.

Results from MATTERHORN showed durvalumab plus FLOT improved EFS and OS compared with placebo plus FLOT in patients with gastric/GEJ cancers.

Results from the TRANSCEND NHL 001 trial showed that liso-cel achieved an ORR of 82.7% in patients with previously treated mantle cell lymphoma.

One patient with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme reached 3 years of survival following treatment with temferon in a phase 1/2a trial.

PAS-004 was deemed safe and tolerable when given in 37 mg capsules, so the trial will proceed to administer the agent in 45 mg capsules.

When a patient may not have the capability of understanding or consenting to treatment options, Louis P. Voigt, MD; and Yesne Alici, MD, will utilize decision-making capacity techniques.

According to John Henson, MD, “What we need are better treatments to control the [brain] tumor once it’s detected.”

According to John Henson, MD, patients with ovarian, breast, endometrial, and colon cancers benefit the most from proactive hereditary analyses.

Although both immune priming strategies numerically improved ORR and PFS vs olaparib monotherapy, the study was not powered for comparisons between arms.