'Practice Changing' Trial for Inoperable Locally Advanced NSCLC EGFR testing now needed for all patients with stage III disease, experts say Jun 02, 2024
Intralesional Therapy for Melanoma Effective, May Have Systemic Activity Preoperative antibody fusion daromun significantly reduced relapse versus upfront surgery Jun 02, 2024
Blenrep-Based Regimen Yields PFS Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Second belantamab mafodotin-containing triplet to show potency in this setting Jun 02, 2024
Virtual and In-Person Palliative Care Equally Beneficial in Advanced Lung Cancer No differences observed in quality of life metric, patient and caregiver satisfaction Jun 02, 2024
No Survival Advantage With Sacituzumab Over Chemo in Previously Treated NSCLC Results are "disappointing as we need better therapies in the refractory space," expert says Jun 02, 2024
Subcutaneous Amivantamab Plus Lazertinib Non-Inferior to IV Dosing in NSCLC Unexpectedly offers a possible overall survival benefit, researchers say Jun 01, 2024
Novel Bispecific in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer Boosts PFS After Targeted Agents China-based trial may present a hurdle to FDA approval, however Jun 01, 2024
Kinder, Gentler Regimen for Classical Hodgkin Prevails in Randomized Trial Better efficacy with brentuximab vedotin versus standard chemo, substantially less toxicity Jun 01, 2024
STAMP Inhibitor Tops Imatinib, Second-Gen TKIs for Newly Diagnosed CML The benefit-risk profile could change the treatment paradigm in CML, expert says May 31, 2024
Unprecedented PFS Results in ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Trial "We have not seen anything close to this," says expert May 31, 2024
HPV Vaccination Reduces Risk of Multiple Types of Cancer in Men and Women Large cohort study provides some of the first evidence of cancer reduction after vaccination May 24, 2024
Most Women Can Have Successful Pregnancies After Breast Cancer Treatment Fertility preservation before treatment strongly predictive of live births, study shows May 24, 2024
Estrogen-Only Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms Increases Ovarian Cancer Risk Incidence, mortality double over 20 years, while estrogen plus MPA lowers endometrial cancer risk May 24, 2024
TTFields Therapy Yields OS Improvement in Second-Line NSCLC However, device was not tested alongside current standard of care, expert points out Jun 08, 2023
Studies Question Role of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in First-Line Advanced Breast Cancer No PFS, OS benefit with first-line versus second-line CDK4/6 inhibition, more toxicity, cost Jun 07, 2023
Skipping Radiotherapy 'Seems Safe' for PMBCL Patients in Remission PET-negative patients after chemoimmunotherapy fared well with observation alone Jun 07, 2023
FGFR Inhibitor Stakes Claim to Post-Anti-PD-1 Role in Advanced Bladder Cancer Survival benefit supports FGFR testing for all patients with metastatic disease, researcher says Jun 07, 2023
Checkpoint Blockade Stumbles in Advanced EGFR-Mutant NSCLC "Immediate changes" needed to patient care to avoid unnecessary toxicity, says ASCO expert Jun 07, 2023
Certain NSCLC Patients May Be Able to Stop Immunotherapy at 2 Years Retrospective study finds no difference in OS between patients who stop and those who continue Jun 06, 2023
No Survival Benefit With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Rechallenge in Metastatic RCC The strategy also led to increased toxicity Jun 06, 2023
New Data in NSCLC Bolster Support for Perioperative Immunotherapy EFS benefit with pembrolizumab in KEYNOTE-671, but no OS benefit "yet," says investigator Jun 05, 2023
Second-Line Axi-Cel Bests Standard in Relapsed/Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma The CAR T-cell therapy led to significantly longer overall survival Jun 05, 2023
New Agents for Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Impress in Early-Stage Clinical Trials High rates of deep, durable response with bispecific antibody, rapidly produced CAR T-cell agents Jun 05, 2023
CAR-T Tops Standard Care in Heavily Pretreated Lenalidomide-Refractory Myeloma Ciltacabtagene autoleucel improved progression-free survival versus two standard triplets Jun 05, 2023
T-DXd Proves Mettle in Multiple Solid Tumors Data from ongoing DPT02 trial show broad activity in HER2-expressing advanced disease Jun 05, 2023
Omitting RT Safe in Many Locally Advanced Rectal Cancers Most intermediate-risk cases can be cured without pelvic radiation, says investigator Jun 05, 2023
Novel IDH1/2 Inhibitor Shows 'Dramatic Effect' in Low-Grade Glioma INDIGO data demonstrate that some patients can delay "toxic" chemo and radiation, says expert Jun 04, 2023
Nivolumab-AVD Boosts PFS in Untreated Hodgkin Lymphoma SWOG trial had goal of "harmonizing" treatment in adults, children with advanced-stage disease Jun 04, 2023
New Standard in Operable EGFR-Positive Lung Cancer "We should firmly close the door on one-size-fits-all treatment," says ASCO expert Jun 04, 2023
New Ovarian Cancer Drug Extends Survival in Resistant Disease "Practice changing" findings for tough-to-treat patient population Jun 04, 2023
Neoadjuvant Chemo Flops Versus Upfront Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Survival 13 months better with surgery, but "curiosities" in neoadjuvant arm muddy the results Jun 04, 2023
Novel Anti-HER2 Drugs 'Impressive' in Advanced Biliary Cancer Response rates reached 41-47% with different approaches in rare disease Jun 03, 2023
Chemo-Free Approach Works in Subset of Patients With HER2+ Early Breast Cancer Impressive 3-year invasive DFS seen with adaptive response strategy using FDG-PET Jun 03, 2023
Pricey Drug Combo Boosts PFS in First-Line Advanced Ovarian Cancer Questions about anti-PD-L1 contribution, cost, and access to durvalumab, bevacizumab, olaparib Jun 03, 2023
De-Escalated Surgery Suffices for Low-Risk Cervical Cancer Simple hysterectomy non-inferior to radical operation Jun 02, 2023
CDK4/6 Extends Reach Into Early-Stage Breast Cancer Addition of ribociclib to endocrine therapy boosts disease-free survival in high-risk disease Jun 02, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Tied to Better Outcomes in Black Patients With GI Cancers Two-year mortality decreased for three types of GI cancer in expansion vs non-expansion states May 25, 2023
Less-Invasive Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer Proves Safe, Effective Radical resection rate noninferior to open surgery in early-stage disease, with similar survival May 25, 2023
Monoclonal Antibody Reduced Need For Transfusions in Low-Risk MDS Results suggest a "paradigm shift" in the treatment of anemia for these patients May 25, 2023
Cross-Border Collaboration Improves Survival in Pediatric Leukemia Patients 5-year OS increased to 100% in standard-risk ALL patients at a Tijuana hospital May 25, 2023