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Clinicians must think a lot about how to make testing and novel treatment advances available for patients globally, according to Chul Kim, MD, MPH.

Daniel C. McFarland, DO, and Yesne Alici, MD, discussed medical aid in dying in cancer care, New York’s safeguards, and the role of psycho-oncology.

Ethan B. Ludmir, MD, explains the rationale for moving radiation into the neoadjuvant setting for borderline resectable cholangiocarcinoma.

An analysis of the BENEFIT trial supports isatuximab plus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone as a new standard of care in transplant-ineligible NDMM.

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, discusses how MRD-driven strategies may eliminate the transplant-eligible vs transplant-ineligible framework in multiple myeloma.

Hans C. Lee, MD, discussed how community oncologists with limited access to MRD testing can think about the new IMS/IMWG definition of cure in myeloma.

A patient-reported outcomes analysis from the phase 3 IRAKLIA trial showed higher satisfaction with subcutaneous isatuximab via on-body injector.

The phase 3 EXCALIBER-RRMM trial supports iberdomide plus daratumumab and dexamethasone as a new standard of care in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, discusses disparities in myeloma care access between academic and community practices and how his center works to bridge that gap.

No new safety signals were observed with the daratumumab regimen after an additional 3 years of follow-up in the phase 3 PERSEUS study.

Ethan B. Ludmir, MD, discussed neoadjuvant radiation, advanced treatment techniques, the HYPERION CCA trial, and lirafugratinib in cholangiocarcinoma.

In the phase 3 CERVINO trial, etentamig showed an early overall survival signal in patients with triple-class exposed relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

In the phase 2 IBEX trial, iberdomide plus subcutaneous daratumumab post-transplant maintenance improved MRD status in patients with multiple myeloma.

Three nurses discuss the differences in the care and education required for patients with first-line EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Elizabeth Thompson, MD, discusses pediatric cancer, proton therapy, and her work as a peer reviewer for CURiE.

“[W]e should strive to increase the [number] of patients…who enjoy long-term disease-free survival and possibly cure,” said Meletios Dimopoulos, MD.

Pieter Sonneveld, MD, PhD, explained how sustained MRD negativity with DVRd in the PERSEUS trial may guide long-term outcome counseling in multiple myeloma.

Time to worsening of symptoms was improved with amivantamab plus chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone in the phase 3 PAPILLON trial.

The FDA granted priority review to perioperative durvalumab plus enfortumab vedotin for cisplatin-ineligible muscle-invasive disease, based on phase 3 VOLGA data.

Longer follow-up is needed for the phase 3 MIDAS trial to determine the impact of MRD conversion on progression-free survival and overall survival.

The FDA cleared TriSalus’s TriNav Advance device, which extends the SmartValve-based drug delivery technology to improve tumor penetration during liver embolization.

In the phase 1b CAMMA 1 trial, cevostamab plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone produced overall response rates of 86.2% to 88.0%.

Data from the phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial support the FDA approval of belzutifan plus lenvatinib for adults with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

In the phase 1b portion of the MELT-MM trial, elranatamab plus mezigdomide produced a 100% overall response rate in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Xiuning Le, MD, PhD, discusses the confirmatory SOHO-02 trial needed to convert sevabertinib’s accelerated approval to full approval.

A pooled analysis of the AMY2009 and AMY3001 trials showed daratumumab plus VCd yielded hematologic complete responses in cardiac-involved AL amyloidosis.

Health Canada approved epcoritamab plus lenalidomide and rituximab for relapsed/refractory grade 1 to 3a follicular lymphoma, backed by the EPCORE FL-1 trial.

David R. Gandara, MD, discusses how EMPOWER-Lung 1’s findings in KRAS G12C-mutated disease should inform the design of combination trials.

Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, explored how anselamimab’s benefit in kappa light chain amyloidosis fits into the evolving role of anti-fibril therapy.

The panel discussed the risk-benefit profile of the Galleri multicancer early detection test, which was evaluated in the NHS-Galleri and PATHFINDER 2 studies.

“Cardiovascular assessment should begin when the patient is being selected for treatment, not after the toxicity emerges,” said Faisal Mehmud, MD, MRCP.