Alex Biese

Articles

Experts Highlight Advances and Future Directions for Adjuvant Ribociclib in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

December 19th 2024

Experts at the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium discussed knowledge gaps in understanding how best to use ribociclib in treating patients with early breast cancer in the adjuvant setting.

Certain Breast Cancer Subtypes May Derive a Greater Benefit With Ribociclib Combo vs Chemo

December 12th 2024

Patients with luminal B and HER2E breast cancer subtypes may have a greater PFS benefit with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy vs combination chemotherapy.

Navtemadlin Reduces Spleen Size and Symptom Score in R/R Myelofibrosis

December 10th 2024

Navtemadlin monotherapy was safe and effective among patients with myelofibrosis who were relapsed or refractory to treatment with JAK inhibitors.

BGB-16673 Demonstrates Initial Antitumor Activity, Tolerability in Select Relapsed/Refractory B-Cell Malignancies

December 10th 2024

BGB-16673 monotherapy showed early activity and a tolerable safety profile in relapsed/refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia, CLL, and SLL.

Glofitamab-Based Combo Confers High Response Rates in Heavily Pretreated Relapsed/Refractory LBCL

December 10th 2024

Glofitamab plus polatuzumab vedotin generated durable remissions in heavily pretreated, relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Sonrotoclax Plus Zanubrutinib Generates Responses in Treatment-Naive CLL/SLL

December 10th 2024

Sonrotoclax plus zanubrutinib produced responses and was well tolerated in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.

Olverembatinib May Be Effective in Second Line for CP-CML

December 8th 2024

Olverembatinib showed potential in patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia with prior exposure to first-line second-generation TKIs.

Navigating a “Sea Change” in Frontline Urothelial Carcinoma Treatment

November 16th 2024

David H. Aggen, MD, PhD, details the evolving landscape of treating patients with urothelial carcinoma.

Adagrasib Is Superior to Docetaxel in Pretreated KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC

September 14th 2024

The benefits of adagrasib over docetaxel were seen regardless of baseline brain metastases, according to findings presented at ESMO.

Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy Plus Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Yields Comparable Survival in HR+/HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

September 14th 2024

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy or paclitaxel combined with trastuzumab and pertuzumab achieved notable survival benefits in HR-positive, HER2-positive early breast cancer.

TILs May Prognosticate Survival Benefit With Treatment De-escalation in Early HER2+ Breast Cancer

September 14th 2024

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes may have prognostic utility for OS outcomes with adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab in early HER2-positive breast cancer.

Virtual and In-Person Delivery of Palliative Care Confers Equivalent QOL Benefit in Advanced Lung Cancer

June 2nd 2024

The delivery of palliative care through telehealth vs in-person visits was equally beneficial for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

Prior EBRT Shows No Correlation With Hematologic Toxicity in Patients With mCRPC Treated With Ra-223

January 25th 2024

Patients with mCRPC who received Ra-223 were not found to be at a higher relative risk of hematological toxicity if they had received prior EBRT.

Subgroup Analysis Reveals Higher Incidence of Serious TEAEs With Regorafenib in Patients With uHCC and CP-B Liver Function

January 19th 2024

Patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with regorafenib experienced more frequent serious TEAEs if they had Child-Pugh B liver function.

The Power of Patient Connection

January 4th 2024

Patient care begins with the patient, and Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, has spent her career keeping them the main focus of improving oncologic outcomes.

Isa-KRd Produces Deep, Durable Response Rates in Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma

December 12th 2023

The addition of isatuximab-irfc to carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone was well tolerated and elicited a 100% objective response rate in standard- and high-risk, transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Zanidatamab Triplet Shows Positive PFS Outcomes in HR+/HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 8th 2023

Zanidatamab in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant resulted in positive progression-free survival outcomes and exhibited an acceptable safety profile in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Venetoclax Plus Rituximab Provides Long-Term Survival Benefit in Relapsed/Refractory CLL

June 11th 2023

Treatment with fixed-duration venetoclax plus rituximab continued to show superior survival benefit vs bendamustine and rituximab in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to 7-year follow up data from the phase 3 MURANO trial.

Anxiety/Depression Symptoms Improve in Patients With Cancer After Using Stress Management App

June 3rd 2023

Positive changes in symptoms of anxiety and depression were reported in patients with cancer following the use of a cognitive behavioral stress management app.