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According to Hurvitz, the findings of trials such as DESTINY-Breast04 and TROPiCS-02 shed light on potential new therapies for breast cancer, though more research is needed to address new agents and other unmet needs.

Early results from the phase 1/2 LUPER study indicated that lurbinectedin in combination with pembrolizumab demonstrated no unexpected toxicities and promising preliminary efficacy in the second line for patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer, according to Antonio Calles, MD.

According to an expert, more than 90% of patients with newly diagnosed transplant-ineligible multiple myeloma treated with daratumumab plus lenalidomide and dexamethasone will achieve some type of response.

Income- and race-related disparities concerning supportive therapies for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer require further study to ensure equitable care and access for all patients, according to Melanie Wain Kier, MD, MBA.

Future research into the management of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma may involve combining local therapies with checkpoint inhibitors like durvalumab and tremelimumab, according to Ghassan K. Abou-Alda, MD.

Takayuki Yoshino, MD, PhD, spoke about the benefit of panitumumab vs bevacizumab in combination with mFOLFOX6 in the frontline treatment of patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

The European Commission’s approval of cemiplimab for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer marks the first second-line immunotherapy option available for this patient population regardless of tumor histology.

Pooling data with other radiation trials, looking more closely at central non-small cell lung cancer, and exploring secondary outcomes represent the next steps in terms of analyzing stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) vs conventional hypofractionated radiotherapy (CRT), according to Anand Swaminath, MD.

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy yielded a significant improvement in overall survival compared with placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Real-world data show effective outcomes following ibrutinib and rituximab treatment in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma with bone marrow involvement.

The FDA recommended that the marketing application for belantamab mafodotin-blmf for patients with previously treated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma be withdrawn after determining that findings did not meet the requirements for accelerated approval.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has given a positive opinion of mobocertinib as a treatment for previously treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, discussued studies are being conducted assessing the use of mirvetuximab soravtansine in patients with folate receptor-α–positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Anand Swaminath, MD, reviews the design of the phase 3 LUSTRE trial comparing a 3-week conventional radiotherapy regimen with stereotactic body radiotherapy among patients with stage I medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer.

Patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma may benefit from epcoritamab, which received priority review from the FDA.

Topline results from the phase 2 MIRAGE study indicated that patients with relapsed/refractory indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma receiving zandelisib experienced an objective response rate of 75.4%.

A systematic review of reported clinical cases and treatment strategies was performed to better understand the prognostic factors and to develop the best possible treatment option for a 16-year-old patient diagnosed with a malignant triton tumor in the lower extremity with distant metastases in the lungs.

Autologous tumor lysate–loaded dendritic cell vaccine plus standard-of-care therapy improved survival outcomes vs standard-of-care alone in newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma.

Yancey Warren, Jr, MD, MAT, and colleagues investigate the use of integrative oncology services among young women with breast cancer.

Adjuvant capecitabine following concurrent chemoradiotherapy yielded higher failure-free survival rates compared with chemoradiotherapy alone in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

The European Commission based its approval of zanubrutinib for the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on data from the phase 3 SEQUOIA trial and the phase 3 ALPINE trial.

Centering discussion on clinical scenarios of urothelial carcinoma, expert oncologists review recent data and discuss how patient care is evolving.

Patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma can now receive asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi at 25 mg/m2 on Monday and Wednesday followed by 50 mg/m2 on Friday, or 25 mg/m2 every 48 hours.

Factors such as chemotherapy treatment and a cancer diagnosis within the past 5 years were associated with a greater risk of frailty-related bone fractures among older cancer survivors, according to findings from a recent cohort study.

Among patients with Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ponatinib plus chemotherapy yielded higher rates of minimal residual disease–negative complete remission compared with imatinib.

Two teams from leading institutions go head-to-head to debate the latest datasets and advances in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Melissa L. Johnson, MD, spoke about the design of the phase 3 POSEIDON trial how its data led to the recent approval of tremelimumab plus durvalumab and chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD, Sara Tolaney, MD, MPH, and Gregory Vidal, MD, PhD review recent data from the TROPiCS-02 trial on sacituzumab govitecan and discuss the clinical implications of these findings.

Zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6 combination therapy demonstrated positive topline efficacy and safety in patients with Claudin 18.2–positive, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Ursula A. Matulonis, MD, indicated that acknowledgement of external targets such as FR-α could lead to success with antibody-drug conjugates in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.