Videos

Panelists discuss how long-term analysis of the ELEMENTS trial reveals significant improvements in red blood cell (RBC) transfusion burden and hemoglobin levels among study participants.

A panelist discusses how targeted therapies such as EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors have become the standard first-line treatment for patients with EGFR-mutated metastatic non–small cell lung cancer, offering improved outcomes compared with traditional chemotherapy.

Panelists discuss how amivantamab’s dual targeting of EGFR and MET may address resistance mechanisms and unmet needs in EGFR-mutated advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with Dr Scott highlighting its potential clinical benefits, while Squires shares insights on managing the adverse event profile and strategies for managing adverse effects in patients receiving intravenous (IV) amivantamab.

Panelists discuss how the all-oral regimen of oral azacitidine and venetoclax offers a promising treatment option for newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, highlighting its potential to improve patient outcomes and simplify treatment administration.

A panel of experts discuss CAR T therapy in earlier lines of treatment within the R/R multiple myeloma treatment paradigm.

A discussion with Dr. Garon highlights patient selection for EGFR inhibitor therapy in EGFR+ NSCLC, emphasizing the critical role of biomarker testing, testing approaches, and overcoming barriers in community settings.

The video segment profiles a 58-year-old retired construction manager with Stage IV EGFR+ NSCLC, discussing his transition from osimertinib to amivantamab plus chemotherapy, managing side effects, and maintaining hope throughout his treatment journey.

This video segment explores the critical role of biomarker testing in identifying patients with ALK-positive NSCLC, discussing the clinical characteristics that guide the use of ALK inhibitors and addressing challenges in implementing comprehensive molecular testing in community settings.

A panel of experts review a case of a 55-year-old mom and high school teacher who received lorlatinib for ALK+ NSCLC with brain metastases.

This segment explores factors influencing patient candidacy for CAR-T therapy, including age, fitness, and relapse specifics, and evaluates key findings from the KarMMa trials to compare ide-cel with other second-line treatment options for multiple myeloma.

This segment explores the treatment journey of a 55-year-old mother and high school teacher with ALK-positive NSCLC and brain metastases, focusing on her experience with lorlatinib therapy.

Dr Nadeem to summarize the clinical evidence supporting talquetamab use in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, including key efficacy outcomes from the monumenTAL trials.

68-year-old male construction worker with a long history of multiple myeloma, managing multiple lines of treatment including BCMA-directed CAR T therapy, alongside a history of hypertension, respiratory infections, and type 2 diabetes, now receiving talquetamab.

Panelists discuss how clinical data and treatment selection in later-line HER2+ metastatic breast cancer are informed by the latest therapeutic advancements, including targeted therapies like trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) and tucatinib, to optimize patient outcomes and manage progression.

Panelists discuss advice for nurses collaborating with oncologists in treating patients with HER2+ breast cancer, as well as closing messages for patients receiving treatment and clinicians involved in the care of those with advanced HER2+ breast cancer.

Panelists discuss how the ITC analysis of first-line dual-IO treatments in advanced melanoma highlights the potential for nivolumab plus relatlimab to offer similar efficacy to nivolumab plus ipilimumab, with a more favorable safety profile, particularly in terms of lower rates of severe immune-related adverse events.

Panelists discuss emerging regimens and agents being explored for the future treatment of advanced HER2+ breast cancer, highlighting the potential innovations that may improve patient outcomes.

Panelists discuss how first-line targeted therapy for advanced melanoma, particularly BRAF and MEK inhibitors, may offer significant benefits in patients with BRAF-mutant tumors, emphasizing rapid response and the potential for combination with immunotherapy to improve long-term outcomes.

Performance status, age, and comorbidities may impact benefit seen with immunotherapy vs chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.

Developing odronextamab combinations following CAR T-cell therapy failure may help elicit responses in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

An “avalanche of funding” has propelled the kidney cancer field forward, says Jason Muhitch, PhD.

Panelists discuss how early-line chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy studies, including recent data from trials of cilta-cel (Popat et al) and ide-cel (Ailawadhi et al), are showing promising results in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, suggesting potential benefits of moving these treatments into earlier therapeutic settings.

Panelists discuss how the treatment paradigm for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) has evolved from conventional chemotherapy to modern regimens incorporating novel agents like proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, and monoclonal antibodies while highlighting persistent challenges including optimizing treatment sequencing and addressing high-risk disease.

Panelists discuss the data surrounding the use of CAR-T therapy in earlier lines of treatment for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM), including findings from the cilta-cel (Popat R, et al. ASH 2024 No. 1032; Mateos MV, et al. IMS 2024 No. OA-65), and Idel-cel (Ailawadhi S, et al. Blood 2024) studies, and share their thoughts on the implications of these results.

Panelists discuss how emerging data on chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies ciltacabtagene autoleucel and idecabtagene vicleucel for earlier treatment lines in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma influence institutional decision-making factors for their implementation.

Panelists discuss how the evolving first-line treatment landscape for advanced renal cell carcinoma is shaped by novel immunotherapy combinations, including lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab, and the impact of these therapies on patient outcomes and progression patterns.

Panelists discuss how any patient receiving a bispecific antibody should be given IVIG for their hypogammaglobulinemia and patients should be treated with this monthly for the first 6 months of treatment.

Panelists discuss how to monitor and manage adverse effects, particularly chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell–specific reactions, in patients receiving this therapy and how to collaborate with the CAR T-cell therapy team during the treatment phase, emphasizing the most critical aspects of patient care at this stage.

According to Jason Luke, MD, FACP, there is still room to improve response rates in CSCC treatment, but there is excitement surrounding future of treatment outcomes.

Panelists discuss how an early adverse event for this drug class no matter what the mechanism or target is, is cytokine release syndrome (CRS), and it tends to occur on a timescale that is predictable. When treating patients in the outpatient setting, they receive dexamethasone, given at the first fever, which is the first sign of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and helps mitigate it.