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The leukemia expert discussed exciting research being presented at this year’s ASH Annual Meeting.

Treatment with the CAR T-cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel led to a high response rate and an acceptable safety profile at the recommended phase 2 dose in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

Data for a key study secondary outcome measure showed that 56.1% of patients who achieved a complete response to Jelmyto maintained that response at 12 months.

The kidney cancer expert from the National Cancer Institute spoke about what ongoing research in the field of kidney cancer is most encouraging and where research should continue to be focused.

Following a fixed-treatment duration of ibrutinib combined with venetoclax achieved similar 1-year disease-free survival in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Treatment with the combination regimen improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) over a 5-year period compared with patients treated with bendamustine and rituximab.

The telomerase inhibitor demonstrated improved overall survival spleen response, and symptom response in patients with myelofibrosis.

Regardless of age, Selinexor induced a clinical benefit in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

The phase 3 BOSTON study demonstrated superior PFS and ORR with selinexor (Xpovio), bortezomib (Velcade), and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Study results showed that adding navitoclax to ruxolitinib resulted in a clinically meaningful improvement in spleen volume and total symptom score in patients with myelofibrosis who no longer benefited from prior ruxolitinib therapy.

Treatment with momelotinib improved overall survival and sustained efficacy outcomes in patients with intermediate- or high-risk myelofibrosis.

The assistant professor of Medicine in the division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine spoke about exciting research coming out of ASH for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Researchers identified the prevalence of germline mutations associated with the early-onset renal cell carcinoma, as well as clinicopathologic factors linked to an increased risk of carrying these mutations.

A phase 2 study found that the investigational HIF-2α inhibitor MK-6482 has durable efficacy in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau associated clear cell renal cell carcinoma and non-renal lesions.

Voorhees noted that despite challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging therapies offer hope for patients with multiple myeloma.

Gadzinski spoke about the most exciting aspect of the research coming out of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO).

A clear and reliable biomarker to select patients with prostate cancer for active surveillance or focal therapy has not yet been determined but inferring a course of action from existing biomarkers may be possible.

A study presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology found that the implementation of telemedicine was able to significantly reduce or eliminate travel and financial burdens for patients seeking quality urologic cancer care.

The last 5 years in prostate cancer have seen exponential growth for the field of biomarkers. Specifically, not only do guidelines that now incorporate many biomarkers offer guidance on how to treat these patients, but they can also assess the potential for developing prostate cancer.

The procedure provided effective, long-term local control for patients with localized penile cancer, highlighting the need for a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

Research shows that the PARP inhibitor demonstrated superior PFS and OS for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with BRCA1, BRCA2, or ATM alterations.

An update on the PROSPER trial analyzing enzalutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy found a lower risk of death than placebo for patients with non-metastatic CRPC.

“Providers should consider using BLC for surveillance of high-risk NMIBC patients undergoing BCG as it could change clinical management by identifying patients who are BCG unresponsive and eligible for alternative therapy and clinical trials,” said Meera Chappidi, MD.

Deep-learning algorithms could be used to alert pathologists to suspicious areas of cancer burden prior to clinical assessment, according to Nitin K. Yerram, MD.

The novel androgen receptor-signaling inhibitor led to negative repeat biopsies after 90 days of treatment among men with very-low risk to favorable intermediate risk prostate cancer on active surveillance.

A study from the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology concluded that active surveillance is a safe management strategy for patients with small renal masses suspicious for renal cell carcinoma.

The novel first-in-class small molecule inhibitor of HIF-2α, PT2385 demonstrated the ability to stabilize disease with tolerable safety in patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and non-renal tumors, according to results presented in a poster during the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO).

Enzalutamide improved progression-free survival and increased time to prostate-specific antigen progression, compared with bicalutamide, in patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

A phase 1 trial showed that treatment with neoadjuvant nivolumab was tolerable in patients with nonmetastatic high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

The efficacy of the novel intravesical gene-mediated therapy nadofaragene firadenovec was sustained across subgroups of patients with high-grade, BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.