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

FDA Involvement in Dose Optimization Through Project Optimus Drives a Patient-Focused Oncology Pharmacology Career: With D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD; and Jeanne Fourie Zirkelbach, PhD

October 9th 2024

Drs Camidge and Zirkelbach discuss Zirkelbach's first pharmacokinetics forays and her involvement with reforming dose optimization in drug development.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Namodenoson for Pancreatic Cancer

October 9th 2024

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to namodenoson for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer.

LBL-024 Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation in China for Extrapulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

October 9th 2024

LBL-024 received breakthrough therapy designation in China for pretreated advanced extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma.

JAK Inhibitors Diversify the Field of Myelofibrosis Symptom and Spleen Management

October 8th 2024

Idoroenyi Amanam, MD, discusses characteristics that make patients with myelofibrosis most likely to derive benefit from certain JAK inhibitors.

D-VRd Propels Toward SOC Status in Transplant-Ineligible, Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

October 8th 2024

Saad Z. Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, FASCO, expands on data from the CEPHEUS trial of D-VRd in transplant-ineligible/-deferred, newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

ADC and CDK4/6 Inhibitor Decision-Making and Sequencing Questions Abound in Breast Cancer

October 8th 2024

Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, discusses post-CDK4/6 inhibitor treatment options for HR-positive breast cancer and expansions of the definition of HER2 expression.

Dr Ahn on Outcomes With Ovarian Function Suppression in HER2+ Breast Cancer

October 8th 2024

Sung Gwe Ahn, MD, PhD, discusses an exploratory analysis of ovarian function suppression in patients with HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr Truong on Targeted Therapy vs Immunotherapy in BRAF V600–Positive Melanoma

October 7th 2024

Thach-Giao Truong, MD, discusses the ImmunoCobiVem trial investigating the switch from targeted therapy to immunotherapy in advanced BRAF V600+ melanoma.

Health Canada Expands Indication for Illuccix Diagnostic Kit for PSMA-Targeted Radioligand Therapy in mCRPC

October 7th 2024

Illuccix has been approved in Canada for the selection of patients with mCRPC eligible for treatment with PSMA1-targeted radionuclide therapy.

ELVN-001 Appears Safe and Effective in Relapsed/Refractory CML

October 7th 2024

ELVN-001 generated prolonged signals of clinical activity with a tolerable safety profile in patients with TKI-relapsed, -refractory, or -intolerant CML.

Emavusertib Plus Ibrutinib Is Under Investigation in the TakeAim Trial in PCNSL

October 7th 2024

Grzegorz S. Nowakowski, MD, discusses the methods and objectives of the part B expansion portion of the TakeAim Lymphoma study in patients with PCNSL.

Research Seeks to Establish the Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Breast Cancer Procedures and Tests

October 5th 2024

Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, discusses the management of node-positive breast cancer and the need for guidance surrounding the use of ctDNA in breast cancer.

Dr Besse on Mechanisms of Acquired Resistance in EGFR+ Advanced NSCLC

October 4th 2024

Benjamin Besse, MD, PhD, discusses mechanisms of resistance to amivantamab plus lazertinib vs osimertinib in patients with EGFR-mutant, advanced NSCLC.

MAGIC-G1 Study Provides Updated Findings With MTX110 in Recurrent Glioblastoma

October 4th 2024

An update on PFS and OS data from the phase 1 MAGIC-G1 study of MTX110 in recurrent glioblastoma has been released.

FDA Approves Cologuard Plus for Adults at Average Risk for CRC

October 4th 2024

The FDA has approved Cologuard Plus, a next-generation multitarget stool DNA test, for adults at least 45 years of age who are at average risk for CRC.

Emavusertib-Focused Research Is Poised to Expand the PCNSL Treatment Paradigm

October 4th 2024

Grzegorz S. Nowakowski, MD, discusses the unique mechanism of action of emavusertib and highlights the phase 1/2 TakeAim Lymphoma trial in PCNSL.

FDA Approval Insights: Perioperative Durvalumab for Resectable NSCLC

October 3rd 2024

Drs Patel and Stiles discuss the significance of the FDA approval of perioperative durvalumab for patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer.

Revisit Every OncLive On Air Episode From September 2024

October 3rd 2024

In case you missed any, read a recap of every episode of OncLive On Air that aired in September 2024.

Dr Awad on the FDA Approval of Perioperative Nivolumab for Resectable NSCLC

October 3rd 2024

Mark Awad, MD, PhD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of perioperative nivolumab for patients with resectable NSCLC.

Bria-IMT Plus Immunotherapy Shows Early Promise in Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

October 2nd 2024

Bria-IMT plus an immune checkpoint inhibitor completely resolved a breast cancer metastasis and shrunk an eye-bulging orbital lesion in 1 patient.