Oncology

Understanding patient preferences for intensive end-of-life treatment may better inform research assessing patients with terminal cancer diagnoses.

A pooled analysis found pembrolizumab has a discontinuation rate of 12.7%, and a major key to handling it is maintaining good communication between the doctor and the patient.

AI-powered tools may help alleviate doctor burnout and give clinicians more time to directly engage with patients.

Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD, highlights facts from her research that are impacting cancer disparities and how she is finding ways to improve them.

Artificial intelligence may act as a force multiplier, with the automation of menial tasks enabling more time for clinicians to engage with patients.

Vimseltinib elicited an ORR of 40% vs 0% of matching placebo in patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumor in the phase 3 MOTION trial.

Artificial intelligence may have the potential to enrich pathology practices to help identify aspects of tumor biology not seen with the human eye.

The decision impacts the phase 1 STARLING trial and additional phase 1 trials sponsored by the Moffitt Cancer Center evaluating TIDAL-01 in solid tumors.

Options like acupuncture or cannabis use may be viable to help manage symptoms related to gastrointestinal cancer treatment.

Coral Omene, MD, PhD, and Mariam Eskander, MD, MPH, discuss how to continue engagement in clinical trial enrollment for underserved populations.

Data from the phase 2 LITESPARK-015 trial support the sNDA for belzutifan in patients with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma.

2mg, 3mg, and 5mg extended-release capsules of everolimus have been approved for patients with TSC-associated SEGA by the FDA.

Of note, lung cancer incidence was higher among women younger than 65 compared with their male counterparts in 2021.

Micheal P. Bogenschutz, MD, discussed addressing unmet needs, implementation, and adverse effects related to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in cancer.

Michael P. Bogenschutz, MD, discusses the efficacy, safety, implementation, and future research of psilocybin for cancer-related psychological events.

A panel of experts met to discuss the best treatment options for patients with EGFR or TP53-mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

The RISE R-5780-01 trial will evaluate the safety and tolerability of R-5780 in patients with melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma.

Patients in the ponsegromab group had significantly greater weight gain and physical activity than those in the placebo arm in a phase 2 trial.

Nearly half of patients with an ICD had a device programming encounter near the end of life, which could present an opportunity to discuss goals of care.

All patients who received HT-001 in the phase 2a CLEER-001 trial showed significant skin toxicity improvements by 6 weeks.

According to the FDA, biopsies should be optional in clinical protocol when information will be used to evaluate only non-key secondary end points.

A study observed differences between expected and observed cancer incidence in 2020 and 2021 to evaluate the pandemic’s disruption of cancer detection.

A pooled analysis of 2 trials show that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy may provide mental health benefits for patients with cancer.

Data from CheckMate-67T support the approval of subcutaneous nivolumab in patients with solid tumors across all previously approved nivolumab indications.

A panel of cancer survivorship experts outline major areas of focus and care models for improving outcomes among pediatric and adult survivors of cancer.