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Researchers analyzed postoperative complications and survival outcomes in patients with melanoma who underwent therapeutic lymph node dissection.

Since 2003, breast cancer has been one of the black box warnings associated with hormone replacement therapy for women experiencing menopause.

Julie M. Vose, MD, MBA, details insights from the Mantle Cell Lymphoma Scientific Consortium and Workshop, focusing on global clinical trial collaboration and sequencing BTK/BCL-2 inhibitors.

Sunil W. Dutta, MD, discussed hypofractionation in breast reconstruction and why clinical follow up remains a key "soft skill" in an AI-driven field.

Aminolevulinic acid plus red lamp therapy was given an sNDA by the FDA for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma.

Emily Papai, MD, discussed her study on RECIST responses to neoadjuvant radiation in retroperitoneal sarcoma and the challenges of organ-sparing surgery.

Data from the KEYNOTE-B96 trial support the FDA approval of the pembrolizumab regimen in these gynecologic malignancies.

Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, discusses her journey into GI oncology, the development of patient-reported outcome systems, and her vision for the upcoming ASCO presidency.

OS and PFS rates were positive as demonstrated by real-world data in patients given SBRT for oligometastatic ovarian cancer.

Ifeoma Dikeocha, PhD, discussed how metabolic restriction and fasting-mimicking diets can help optimize chemotherapy outcomes in breast cancer.

Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, will assume the role as ASCO president in 2027, and hopes to continue the work of transcending global, political, and geographic barriers in oncology.

A PDUFA date in the second quarter of 2026 has been set for Dato-DXd in patients with unresectable or metastatic TNBC.

A biologics license application is planned to be sent to the FDA for OST-HER2 in recurrent, fully resected, pulmonary metastatic osteosarcoma.

IFx-2.0 showed a clinical benefit in an early phase 1 trial and has now been given orphan drug designation by the FDA for patients with stage IIB to IV cutaneous melanoma.

Results of 9 patients with metastatic breast cancer dosed with Bria-IMT have shown sustained survival.

The FDA held a Type B meeting regarding the use of d3-T, a form of testosterone, and the risk of developing breast cancer in women.

A phase 3 trial of iSCIB1+, a novel cancer vaccine, assessing patients with advanced melanoma has been cleared by the FDA.

The BC-RADS-2 study aimed to address diagnostic delays and cancer care disparities of patients with breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries.

Updated data from the 5-year analysis of KEYNOTE-942 of mRNA-4157/pembrolizumab in high-risk melanoma showed a maintained benefit.

The marketing authorization was based on results from the DESTINY-Breast09 trial assessing T-DXd/pertuzumab in first-line HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.

ACT5 of the PLAT study found radiotherapy dose escalation did not improve outcomes, safety, or QOL in patients with anal cancer.

The primary end point of ORR was met in the CAR-like T-cell arm for patients with gastric/GEJ cancer.

Results from arm A of a phase 1/2 trial showed improved efficacy with multi-antigen targeted T cells plus frontline chemotherapy.

Investigators assessed recurrence rates between axillary lymph node dissection recipients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs nonrecipients.

An investigational new drug application for ALA-101 has been submitted to the FDA for the treatment of CD19-positive non-Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia.

In patients with cancer, there was an increased risk of cardiovascular death vs those who did not have cancer (HR, 2.46).

The approval of narsoplimab by the FDA may now prevent fatal complications from stem cell transplants.

VCU Massey Cancer Center is utilizing L-Dex bioimpedance spectroscopy to move toward a preventative model for lymphedema.

The approval of durvalumab plus FLOT for patients with resectable gastric/GEJ cancer cements itself as a new standard of care in the space.

Numerous clinicians spoke about breaking news, clinical trial updates, and the evolution of standard-of-care treatment throughout 2025.

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