
Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, which was granted a priority review designation, appears to have potential for patients with HER2-positive unresectable/metastatic breast cancer.

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Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki, which was granted a priority review designation, appears to have potential for patients with HER2-positive unresectable/metastatic breast cancer.

Despite presenting with high-risk disease, Black patients with prostate cancer who enrolled on radiation therapy clinical trials were reported to have better rates of biochemical recurrence, distant metastases, and prostate cancer–specific mortality than White patients.

Investigators reported that the development of cutaneous immune-related adverse effects has a strong association with response in survival among patients with cancer treated with immunotherapy.

From 2003 to 2016, investigators noted that incidence of multiple myeloma varied by racial and ethnic group, as well as sex.

Patients with microsatellite instability–high and mismatch repair–deficient advanced endometrial cancer experienced a long lasting benefit following treatment with pembrolizumab.

The proposed Most Favored Nation pricing model, which would have had a significant negative impact on cancer care in the United States, has been withdrawn by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR exon 20–mutant non–small cell lung cancer may benefit from treatment with CLN-081, which was granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA.

A design for the phase 3 ZILO-301 clinical trial, assessing the efficacy of zilovertamab plus ibrutinib for patients with mantle cell lymphoma, has been selected

IMX-110, which was granted a rare pediatric disease designation for patients with rhabdomyosarcoma, is currently being assessed as part of a phase 1b/2a study.

Patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic non–small cell lung cancer may achieve benefit from treatment with patritumab deruxtecan, which was granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA.

This episode features Don Dizon, MD, discussing how LGBTQ+ patients with cancer navigate the world of cancer care, and the critical steps needed to improve their experiences.

The new drug application for dovitinib as a third-line treatment for patients with renal cell carcinoma is supported by a pre-marketing approval for companion diagnostic, Dovitinib-DRP.

Amy Comander, MD, shares her thoughts on key developments in breast cancer care that took place in 2021, and reflects on what the future might hold for this patient population

CancerNetwork® reflects on developments in the chronic lymphocytic leukemia space throughout 2021 and potential future events that may take place in 2022 with Matthew S. Davids, MD, MMSc.

Remedying gaps in knowledge and implementing strategies for financial toxicity mitigation are important for optimizing breast cancer treatment.

As the year 2021 comes to a close, CancerNetwork® sat down with Yael Cohen, MD, to discuss practice-changing clinical research in multiple myeloma that read out in 2021 and potential FDA updates that may take place in 2022.

The decision by the FDA to approve prostate cancer imaging product TLX591-CDx, a kit to aid in the preparation of gallium-68 gozetotide injections, should make 68Ga-based PSMA-PET more broadly accessible.

Veteran survivors of head and neck cancer who experienced suicidal self-directed violence were found to most likely die from their injuries.

CancerNetwork® takes a deep dive into ongoing clinical research that holds promise in the prostate cancer space as the year 2021 comes to a close.

Patients with recurrent ovarian cancer achieved a greater survival benefit after undergoing cytoreductive surgery plus chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone.

Abatacept can now be used for the prevention of acute graft-versus-host disease following its approval by the FDA.

CancerNetwork® looks back on some of the promising, ongoing pieces of clinical research within the breast cancer space from 2021.

Treatment with lisocabtagene maraleucel resulted in long-lasting responses in patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphomas.

Findings from the phase 1b TRIMM-2 study indicated that patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma experienced manageable toxicities and promising responses to treatment with talquetamab and daratumumab.

Investigators were able to identify breast cancer immunohistochemistry markers including Ki-67, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor status utilizing deep learning–based artificial intelligence algorithms

Findings from the SqeDCIS trial indicated that DCISionRT was predictive of radiotherapy benefit in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.

Treatment with serplulimab yielded a significant improvement in overall survival in combination with chemotherapy in patients with previously untreated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

Oncomine Dx Target Test has been approved by the FDA as a companion diagnostic to identify EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who may undergo treatment with amivantamab.

FoundationOne CDx has been approved by the FDA as a companion diagnostic for patients with melanoma undergoing treatment with a BRAF inhibitor.

Treatment with tamoxifen for primary breast cancer may result in increased risk of developing subsequent uterine cancer by activating the PI3K pathway.