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A pooled analysis of 3 randomized trials highlight the potential benefit of utilizing androgen receptor inhibitors in men aged 80 years or older with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The prospective observational Precision1 cohort study will integrate imaging technology with actionable whole genome sequencing in patients with primary and secondary liver cancer.

The folate receptor α–targeting antibody-drug conjugate STRO-002 has a fast track designation from the FDA for advanced, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer following 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy.

Gut microbes may help to predict adverse effects and outcomes in patients with advanced melanoma who are being treated with dual immune checkpoint inhibitors.

The World Health Organization has published new recommendations to aid in the global prevention of cervical cancer through more accessible screenings and treatments.

Solid tumors with mismatch repair deficiency that have progressed on or after prior treatment and which have no suitable alternative therapy options may now be treated with dostarlimab following its approval by the FDA.

Research on NCCN resource-stratified guidelines for treating breast cancer could lead to overtreating patients in lower-middle and upper-middle income countries, while low-income populations could receive undertreatment.

New findings indicate that an increased intake of vitamin D may help to prevent the development of early-onset colorectal cancer in individuals under the age of 50.

Patients with recurrent pancreatic cancer could potentially benefit from stereotactic body radiotherapy plus pembrolizumab and trametinib post-surgery.

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma were pretreated with ibrutinib saw a reduction in obinutuzumab-induced infusion-related reactions as well as cytokines and chemokines.

At a population level, those who were selected for surgery had a greater risk of dying from cancer related causes than dying from non-cancer causes.

Investigators advise against the use metformin in addition to chemoradiotherapy for patients with locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer due to progression-free survival and overall survival was not substantial.

The FDA has granted IN10018 a fast track designation for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

CancerNetwork’s latest podcast episode features a conversation with Anath Ravi, PhD, of MOLLI Surgical and Randy Miles, MD, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital on the risks and benefits of breast cancer screening for average-risk women under the age of 50 years.

Investigators identified an improvement in median progression-free survival among patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma who were treated with camrelizumab plus gemcitabine and cisplatin vs placebo plus gemcitabine.

Transgender individuals may be more likely to develop breast cancer than cisgender men; guidelines need to be established and institutions need to eliminate discrimination to encourage higher breast cancer screening rates for this population of patients, investigators said.

Toripalimab in combination with chemotherapy yielded an improvement in progression-free survival compared with placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Although most patients with cancer who received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed a good immune response within the following 3 weeks, investigators emphasized the importance of developing alternative strategies for patients who are at a high risk of not responding.

The use of belzutifan has been approved by the FDA for patients with cancer that is associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease who do not need immediate surgery.

The results from a phase 1 trial that focused on a second cohort of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma identified positive safety and promising topline survival outcomes when treated with the combination of UV1 and pembrolizumab.

Although healthy patients do not currently require a third dose of the vaccine, the FDA has authorized the use of an additional dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for individuals who are immunocompromised.

Patients undergoing colon cancer treatment can either use their general practitioner or surgeon to lead their survivorship and improving quality of life.

Use of economic coping mechanisms were associated with scoring 26 or lower on the COST analysis, or Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity, in patients being treated for gynecologic cancers.

One in 3 popular cancer articles on social media contain potentially harmful misinformation, according to a report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

A systemic review and network meta-analysis investigated 3 trials and determined that acalabrutinib/obinutuzumab up front prolongs progression-free survival for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia vs other regimens.

The combination of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib received approval by the FDA in the first-line setting for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma following the results of the phase 3 CLEAR trial.

Pediatric patients with high-risk molecular subgroup group 3 medulloblastoma experienced an improvement in 5-year event-free survival after receiving therapy intensification with carboplatin.

The FDA granted a fast track designation for ALLO-605 based on its potential to treat patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who progressed on previous standard multiple myeloma therapies.

According to the results of the phase 2 KEYNOTE-629 trial, patients with locally advanced or recurrent/metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma appear to receive promising anti-tumor benefit from pembrolizumab.

Treatment with ibrutinib with or without rituximab was associated with a lower monthly health care cost compared with chemoimmunotherapy in a population of patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma.