Between The Lines

Drs. Gupta and Brown discuss a recently published paper by Grivas et al. (2019) on the use of checkpoint inhibitors for maintenance therapy to prolong the benefits of frontline therapy while minimizing toxicity in solid tumors.

Lyudmila Bazhenova, MD, and Frederico Albrecht, MD, consider when to refer to a clinical trial data and how to use real-world evidence when making treatment decisions for patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer based on a recent publication by Bassel Nazha, MD, MPH.

Key takeaways from a recent study of tipifarnib as treatment for recurrent and/or metastatic mHRAS head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Experts collaborate to share and reflect on data from an eNRGy1 global registry study, which analyzed therapy in NRG1 fusion–driven lung cancers.

Drs Liliana Bustamante and Richard Kim review “Detection of Molecular Residual Disease Using Personalized Circulating Tumor DNA Assay in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Resection of Metastases,” and consider how to apply the paper’s findings into clinical practice.

Brian Helfand, MD, PhD, and Steven Finkelstein, MD, FACRO, provide insight on the results and clinical implications of the EMPIRE-1 trial in prostate cancer.

In this program, George Ansstas, MD, and Firas B. Badin, MD, discuss a recently published paper on ctDNA for analysis of immunotherapy efficacy in individual patients with solid tumor malignancies.

In this program, D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, and Alexander Spira, MD, PhD, discuss a recently published paper on the anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody seribantumab in the treatment of tumor samples with oncogenic NRG1 fusions.

In this journal club-like program, Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, and Steven E. Vogl, MD, discuss a recently published paper about third-line treatments for HER2-positive breast cancer and provide insight about its implications for clinical practice.