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The FDA granted accelerated approval to polatuzumab vedotin-piiq, a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate, in combination with bendamustine and a rituximab product for adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

In this video, Dr. McFarland of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center spoke with Cancer Network at ASCO 2019 about depression in lung cancer and dopamine as potential therapy.

Researchers are reporting that previous racial disparities in timely cancer treatment between African American and white patients practically disappeared in states where Medicaid access was expanded under the ACA.

This slideshow reviews the latest clinical updates surrounding the management of treatment-associated nausea and vomiting, including recommendations, newly approved agents, and more.

A worldwide crowd innovation contest incentivized international programmers to create automated AI algorithms for an area of radiation oncology.

The findings further validate the initial 2015 findings that a five-fraction SBRT schedule is appropriate for patients with centrally located NSCLC.

The percentage of patients with cancer eligible to receive immune checkpoint inhibitors has increased in recent years, but how many patients are actually responding?

Cancer Network spoke with Dr. Scarlett Lin Gomez about the role gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and neighborhood characteristics have on health outcomes in cancer.

The investigators tested the agent in patients who had solid tumors with NTRK gene fusions that had developed resistance to other TRK inhibitors.

A phase I trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of adding lymphodepletion to HER2-targeted T-cell therapy in patients with advanced HER2-positive sarcoma.

This slideshow summarizes recent US Food and Drug Administration approvals of new oncology drugs and oncology drug indications.

Researchers looked at the trends and risk factors for opioid-related hospitalizations among patients with cancer.

A series of communication-focused interventions were implemented to try to improve conversations about values, goals, and preferences with patients with life-limiting cancer.

Cancer Network spoke with Charles Shapiro, MD, about the USPSTF's stance on use of tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibitors to prevent breast cancer.

A single-center evaluation of the FDA's Expanded Access program indicated broad use of the program among the center’s patients, including a large percentage of pediatric patients.

In a phase IIIb trial, researchers evaluated the efficacy of an oral anticoagulant in cancer patients at high risk for venous thromboembolism.

A systematic review in JAMA Oncology examined the safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced-stage cancer patients with HIV infection.

The US Food and Drug Administration explored the possibility of such bias in a recent viewpoint published in JAMA Oncology.

Cancer Network speaks with Joseph Unger, PhD, about ways to decrease the barriers for cancer patients to enroll in clinical trials.

Cancer Network speaks with an exercise physiologist about the benefits of physical activity for depressed and anxious cancer patients. 

Do race, income level, geographic location, and type of specialist influence treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer?

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported on the clinical implications of gDDR genes.

Here, we look at the currently open and recruiting clinical trials that focus on the role of the microbiome in colorectal cancer.

Cancer Network speaks with Peter Ruvolo, PhD, about his work investigating the role of microenvironments in cancer and treatment resistance.

Researchers identified two germline pathogenic variants in CHEK2 that may account for a minority of men diagnosed with testicular germ cell tumors.

Two new studies found that targeting the cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6 exposed a vulnerability in SMARCA4-deficient cancers.

A recent study showed oncologists lack knowledge, but are interested in receiving additional training to learn about the healthcare needs of LGBTQ patients.

An analysis of a large, phase III trial investigated a potential surrogate endpoint for survival outcomes in prostate cancer patients receiving ADT.

A recent study identified a new biomarker in colorectal cancers that may assist in early detection of the disease.

Cancer Network spoke with Curtis Pickering, PhD, about prognostic gene expression signatures for HPV-positive oropharyngeal and cervical cancers.