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CancerNetwork® sat down with Jorge Nieva, MD, at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting to talk about the future of clinical trials for early-stage non–small cell lung cancer.
Cemiplimab for patients with either metastatic or locally advanced basal cell carcinoma showed antitumor activity in a phase 2 trial.
Racial and ethnic disparities in incidence and risk of childhood cancer have been identified across a number of malignancies.
Although pembrolizumab added to chemoradiotherapy was well tolerated in patients with stage II/III locally advanced rectal cancer, the neoadjuvant rectal score vs FOLFOX/chemoradiotherapy suggest that further study into its utility in this setting may not be supported.
Patients with Philadelphia chromosome–negative acute lymphocytic leukemia who have hypersensitivity to pegylated asparaginase may benefit from eryaspase treatment.
CancerNetwork® speaks with Kami Maddocks, MD, in part 2 of a 3-part series on CD19–directed agents and other second-line agent for relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Patients with non–small cell lung cancer who were treated with durvalumab plus stereotactic body radiotherapy were found to have a major pathological response and was well tolerated among the population.
Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated in the frontline setting showed significant improvements in overall survival when treated with donafenib compared with sorafenib.
Judd Moul, MD, discusses the gravity of new data on systemic therapies for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer and how they can be of use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on detrimental effects on overall survival, the FDA has issued a safety warning for melphalan flufenamide in relapsed multiple myeloma.
Patients with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma who received adjuvant nivolumab experienced a longer disease-free survival compared with those who received placebo.
Julie Vose, MD, MBA, a professor of internal medicine in the Division of Oncology and Hematology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, discusses novel treatment options for patients with hematologic malignancies at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
The combination of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab showed antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile for treatment-naïve or previously treated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Data from a phase 2 clinical trial with pembrolizumab and cetuximab yielded promising clinical activity in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Novel eganelisib shows survival-extending potential in patients with triple-negative breast and bladder cancers.
Julie Vose, MD, MBA, a professor of internal medicine in the Division of Oncology and Hematology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center discussed the benefits of CAR T-cell for patients with follicular lymphoma.
The phase 2 clinical trial is currently recruiting patients with pediatric low-grade glioma to be treated with DAY101 following a rare pediatric disease designation by the FDA.
Oncologists are trying to remedy the proposed cuts to radiation oncology facilities from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to lessen health disparities and improve equitable access to care.
A phase 1/2 trial featuring lanraplenib/gilteritinib in patients with FLT3-mutant acute myeloid leukemia will proceed following the FDA’s clearance of an investigational new drug application.
Patients with PD-1 inhibitor-resistant melanoma who were treated with ipilimumab plus anti–PD-1 therapy saw significantly better long-term responses than those on ipilimumab alone.
Based on results of the KEYNOTE-522 trial, the FDA approved pembrolizumab, the first immunotherapy for this indication, plus chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.
CancerNetwork® sat down with Julie Vose, MD, MBA, at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting to talk about a clinical trial comparing acalabrutinib versus ibrutinib for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Here are some of the important updates from CancerNetwork last week you might have missed in the world of oncology, featuring novel combinations for triple-negative breast cancer, genetic testing for gastrointestinal malignancies, and the FDA approval of belumosudil for chronic graft-versus-host disease.
Recent data indicated that the combination of neoadjuvant docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and S-1 followed by surgery and adjuvant S-1 was effective and tolerable in a population of Korean patients who had locally advanced gastric cancer.
Patients with cancer who are Black or live in low-income areas were found to be at a higher risk of COVID-19 complications, according to recent findings.
Robert A. Figlin, MD, discusses the potential role of adjuvant immunotherapy for patients with bladder cancer.
Bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab demonstrated positive antitumor activity while maintaining a tolerable safety profile in the PIVOT-02 trial for patients with previously untreated metastatic melanoma in the first-line setting.
CancerNetwork® sat down with Jonathan Spicer, MD, PhD, at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting to talk about how communication across a multidisciplinary team was necessary to the success of neoadjuvant immunotherapy administration in CheckMate 816.
A cross-sectional study from patient survey indicates knowledge of palliative care services are lacking across patient populations.
At ASCO 2021, CancerNetwork® spoke with Stephen Liu, MD, about his research on the ARROW trial and how these results might impact the treatment of patients with RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer who are potential candidates for treatment with pralsetinib.
