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Zanubrutinib appears to produce significantly better progression-free survival and overall cardiac safety compared with ibrutinib in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Patients with BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer can now receive treatment with olaparib plus abiraterone/prednisone or prednisolone following the combination’s approval by the FDA.

Data from a cohort study suggest MGMT promoter methylation could serve as a stratification factor for patients with low-grade and anaplastic gliomas harboring IDH–wild-type or IDH-mutant and co-deleted tumors.

The safety review committee of the phase 1/2 Acclaim-1 trial identifies a recommended phase 2 dose of quaratusugene ozeplasmid plus osimertinib in the management of advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Data from the phase 3 CheckMate 816 trial support the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommendation to approve nivolumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy as a treatment for resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Fifteen-year follow-up data suggest the importance of considering the trade-offs between risks and benefits of active monitoring, prostatectomy, and radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.

The FDA sets a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of November 25, 2023 for lifileucel in the treatment of patients with advanced melanoma.

Findings from the registrational phase 1/2 TRIDENT-1 trial support the new drug application for repotrectinib in the treatment of those with ROS1-positive advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

For clinicians practicing in the community, constant communication and education from those in institutions may help to produce the best quality of care for patients with multiple myeloma.

18F-rhPSMA-7.3 injection is now available to help identify PSMA-positive lesions during PET imaging for patients with metastatic or recurrent prostate cancer.

Data from the phase 3 DUO-E trial indicate that the safety of durvalumab/chemotherapy with or without olaparib/durvalumab or durvalumab monotherapy maintenance in recurrent endometrial cancer was consistent with previous reports of each agent.

Ropeginterferon alfa-2b-njft has been moved to preferred status in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for polycythemia vera based on data supporting the agent’s superior efficacy and safety in high- and low-risk populations.

Findings from the phase 3 DAWNA-2 trial suggest that dalpiciclib plus endocrine therapy may be a potential novel first-line treatment option for hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Patients under the age of 3 with neuroblastoma experienced no significant negative impact on survival when their disease was reclassified from high-risk to intermediate-risk and their therapy was thusly reduced.

Synchronous disease appears to have a more hormone dependent transcriptional profile than metachronous disease, according to a retrospective review of patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Ashley E. Rosko, MD, specializes in multidisciplinary care for elderly patients with multiple myeloma, and how to make treatment most accessible to them.

At first relapse, novel therapies are offered to patients with multiple myeloma at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-The James.

Axicabtagene ciloleucel may prolong survival and improve outcomes vs standard-of-care therapy in older patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Ashley E. Rosko, MD, highlights potential changes on the horizon to the standard of care in multiple myeloma therapy, and discussed the personalization of treatment based on transplant eligibility.

Data from the phase 3 FRESCO and FRESCO-2 trials support the new drug application for fruquintinib as a treatment for patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer.

Luspatercept may lead to a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome, according to an expert from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Medicaid expansion may help overcome inequities in access to care for pancreatic and gastric cancers, with notable benefit in Black patients, according to an expert from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

A positive R0 resection rate helped to confirm the noninferiority of minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy compared with open distal pancreatectomy in those with resectable pancreatic cancer.

18F-Fluorestradiol is currently the only imaging agent approved by the FDA for assessing estrogen receptor–positive lesion status to better guide treatment decision-making.

Data from a phase 3 study indicate that weight loss intervention with a telephone-based program appears to be effective across all subgroups of breast cancer survivors.

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab yields a survival benefit in PD-L1 positive patients with cervical cancer in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-826 trial.

Sustained improvements in leukemia outcomes in low- and middle-income countries are feasible with cross border programs, according to an expert from the University of California, San Diego.

Voruciclib plus venetoclax appears to yield no dose-limiting toxicities in a small population of patients with acute myeloid leukemia, according to early findings from a phase 1 study.

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, illustrated how minimal residual disease tracking may allow greater treatment personalization in the future.

Patients with nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer experiencing clinical benefit with sitravatinib plus nivolumab in the phase 3 SAPPHIRE trial are eligible to remain on treatment.