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Ibrutinib plus venetoclax appears to be effective across the overall chronic lymphocytic leukemia population in the CAPTIVATE study, although progression-free survival is shorter for those with TP53 mutations.

Treatment with pirtobrutinib may be a standard of care in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma previously treated with a covalent BTK inhibitor, says Jonathon B. Cohen, MD, MS.

The FDA sets a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of June 12, 2024, for tarlatamab as a therapy for patients with advanced small cell lung cancer.

The Lurie Cancer Center Hispanic Breast Cancer Clinic taps into the efforts of Spanish-speaking physicians, social workers, and others to help treat Hispanic patients with breast cancer, says Claudia Tellez, MD.

Data from a phase 1 study support further analysis of BGB-16673 across several B-cell malignancies, according to the study investigators.

Eflornithine, which was approved in adult and pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma, was assessed in an externally controlled trial comparing results from Study 3b and Study ANBL0032.

Data from the phase 1/2 MonumenTAL-1 studies support flexibility to adjusting the dose of talquetamab in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who already have a response.

Because patients with myeloma are at a high risk for financial hardship, study findings support the use of a financial navigation program to reduce financial toxicities of patients.

Revumenib treatment results in durable MRD-negative remissions in pediatric and adult patients with relapsed/refractory KMT2A rearranged acute leukemia in the phase 2 Augment-101 study.

The European approval for dostarlimab and chemotherapy for dMMR/MSI-H, primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer is based on data from part 1 of the phase 3 RUBY/ENGOT-EN6/GOG3031/NSGO trial.

It is important to look at different assays beyond immunohistochemistry to better gather information and potentially predict the activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, says Paolo Tarantino, MD.

Treatment with NX-2127 leads to clinically meaningful activity in heavily pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to results from the phase 1 NX-2127-001 trial.

Treatment with anito-cel produces deep, enduring responses in high-risk relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, says Matthew Frigault, MD.

The safety profile of idecabtagene vicleucel in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma following the first 3 months of treatment appears to be comparable with standard therapies, says Rachid Baz, MD.

Investigators of a phase 1 trial identify no safety signals with Orca-Q in the haploidentical stem cell transplantation setting.

Updated safety and subgroup analyses appear consistent with previously reported results from the phase 2 ZUMA-12 study of axicabtagene ciloleucel for patients with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma.

Investigators report that response-adapted trials utilizing novel combination regimens appear to be safe and feasible in a population of patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Zanubrutinib plus obinutuzumab and venetoclax appears to be well tolerated in patients with TP53-mutated mantle cell lymphoma, says Anita Kumar, MD.

Data from the phase 3 PERSEUS trial supports D-VRd followed by DR maintenance as a new standard of care in patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma.

The addition of venetoclax to ibrutinib yields a favorable benefit/risk profile in patients with relapsed/refractory MCL, according to data from the phase 3 SYMPATICO trial.

The combination of pelabresib plus ruxolitinib shows improvement in hemoglobin response in the MANIFEST-2 trial, supporting a potential shift in the future treatment of patients with JAK inhibitor–naive myelofibrosis.

A first-in-human phase 1a/1b trial will evaluate the dose escalation of NX-1607 in patients with persistent lymphoma, including those with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Acalabrutinib on its own or in combination with obinutuzumab increases PFS and ORR in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia regardless of mutation status, according to follow-up data from the ELEVATE-TN trial.

Treatment with zanubrutinib may be a viable option for patients with B-cell malignancies who are intolerant to acalabrutinib, says Mazyar Shadman, MD.

Pirtobrutinib may be a clinically meaningful option for those with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma, although additional data are necessary, says Nirav N. Shah, MD.

Treatment with CAR T cells may allow patients with hematologic malignancies to recover more quickly compared with a transplant, says Andre Goy, MD.

Treatment with ruxolitinib improves the probability of failure-free survival compared with best available treatment among those with chronic graft-versus-host-disease in the phase 3 REACH3 study.

The addition of isatuximab to carfilzomib/lenalidomide/dexamethasone appears to be manageable with respect to safety and tolerability in treating patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, according to data from the phase 3 IsKia trial.

Investigators report no new safety signals in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma following treatment with tisagenlecleucel infusion.

Data from the phase 3 APPLY-PNH trial show comprehensive control of intravascular and extravascular hemolysis with iptacopan in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and persistent anemia.