Ashling Wahner

Associate Editor, OncLive

Ashling Wahner joined MJH Life Sciences in 2022. She produces OncLive's podcast, OncLive On Air, and helps ensure timely publication of news content and announcements from the FDA approval pipeline. She also attends conferences live and virtually to conduct video interviews and produce written coverage. Email: awahner@mjhlifesciences.com

Articles

Durvalumab Plus Oleclumab or Monalizumab Induces Increased Response Rates in NSCLC

April 28th 2022

Consolidation therapy with durvalumab and either oleclumab or monalizumab showed increased clinical benefits in patients with unresectable stage III non–small cell lung cancer.

Momelotinib Shows Promising JAK and ALK2 Inhibition in Myelofibrosis With Anemia

April 26th 2022

Srdan Verstovsek, MD, PhD, discusses the preliminary results of the MOMENTUM study and the potential for ALK2 inhibitor success in the larger anemia treatment landscape.

Administration of RP1 Through Intratumoral Injection Offers Unique Advantages in Melanoma Treatment

April 26th 2022

Oncolytic immunotherapy with talimogene laherparepvec and vusolimogene oderparepvec has the potential to provide unique clinical benefits in patients with melanoma through direct intratumoral administration.

Total Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Generates Comparable Efficacy to Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

April 22nd 2022

Short-term radiotherapy followed by total neoadjuvant chemotherapy was found to be noninferior to long-term chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, according to findings from the phase 3 STELLAR study.

Eligibility Criteria of Pancreatic Cancer Trials Perpetuate Disparities in Black Patient Participation

April 21st 2022

Traditional eligibility criteria for pancreatic cancer clinical trials reinforce underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trial candidacy and skew standards of care in favor of non-Hispanic White participants.

PROBE Trial in Progress to Understand Potential Benefits of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Metastatic RCC

April 20th 2022

Ulka Nitin Vaishampayan, MBBS, discusses the intent of the PROBE trial, as well as updates regarding the KEYNOTE-564 trial and novel agents in kidney cancer treatment.

Systemic Advances Shine, But Multidisciplinary Approaches Remain at Core of Skin Cancer Treatment

April 19th 2022

Jason Luke, MD, FACP, reviews key points from each presentation from an Institutional Perspectives in Cancer webinar on melanoma and provides perspective on the practice-changing benefits of therapies moving into earlier lines of treatment.

Frontline Therapy Advances Are Current Focus in SCLC and NSCLC

April 18th 2022

Lung cancer management methods are rapidly evolving to encompass immunotherapy in the frontline setting and approved second-line options with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies in non–small cell lung cancer, as well as treatment advances in first- and second-line small cell lung cancer.

Lung Cancer Management Methods Expand to Encompass Multiple Treatment Perspectives

April 14th 2022

New treatment methods in patients with small cell lung cancer and non–small cell lung cancer are on the horizon, with the introduction of combination immunotherapy, biomarker assays, and supportive oncology programs for patients and care partners.

Recent FDA Approvals Signal Revolution in HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment

April 11th 2022

Mridula George, MD, discusses the variety of innovative HER2-positive breast cancer treatment options that have recently been approved or are undergoing investigation in clinical trials to broaden the standards of care for patients in this subgroup.