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

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Improves DFS, But Not OS, in Locally Advanced/Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma

January 27th 2024

Adjuvant pembrolizumab generated a disease-free survival benefit vs observation in patients with muscle-invasive and locally advanced urothelial carcinoma.

SGO Winter Meeting Spotlights Key Developments and Debates Across Gynecologic Oncology

January 26th 2024

Ritu Salani, MD, provides an overview of the variety of sessions presented at the 2024 SGO Winter Meeting.

Real-World Data Confirm the Incidence of ADC-Related Ocular Toxicities in Ovarian Cancer

January 26th 2024

Susan Marie Lang, MD, discusses real-world data on the incidence of ocular toxicities in patients with ovarian cancer receiving mirvetuximab soravtansine.

Pirtobrutinib Expands MCL Armamentarium, Although Sequencing Questions Remain

January 24th 2024

William Pearse, MD, discusses how the FDA approval of pirtobrutinib for relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma has advanced BTK inhibitor treatment.

MDS Research Expands Treatment Options Across Disease Subsets

January 24th 2024

Talha Badar, MBBS, MD, discusses myelodysplastic syndrome risk stratification and the FDA approval of luspatercept for patients with this disease.

BTK Inhibitor–Associated AEs Can Influence Treatment Selection in MCL

January 23rd 2024

William Pearse, MD, discusses the roles of acalabrutinib and zanubrutinib in mantle cell lymphoma, as well as the adverse effect profiles of each agent.

Oral HMAs May Provide Safer and More Effective Treatment Options for MDS

January 23rd 2024

Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, spotlights the evolution of oral azacitidine- and decitabine-based regimens for MDS.

Neoadjuvant Botensilimab/Balstilimab Combo Induces Early Efficacy in pMMR/dMMR CRC

January 20th 2024

Neoadjuvant botensilimab/balstilimab led to robust responses in both patients with resectable mismatch repair–proficient and –deficient colorectal cancer.

177Lu-Dotatate Prolongs PFS Vs High-Dose Octreotide in GEP-NETs

January 20th 2024

Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate plus octreotide significantly improved PFS vs high-dose octreotide in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Investigational Targeted Therapies Broaden Glioma Research Efforts and Define Disease Subsets

January 15th 2024

Ashley Sumrall, MD, FACP, discusses ongoing research with the DRD2 dopamine receptor–targeted agent ONC201 in patients with H3K27M-mutated glioma.

Acalabrutinib Is Not Associated With Increased Hypertension Risk in CLL

January 11th 2024

Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD, discusses the research needs for describing the risk of hypertension linked with BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

NALIRIFOX Prolongs Survival With a Tolerable Safety Profile in mPDAC

January 11th 2024

Davide Melisi, MD, PhD, discusses the potential of NALIRIFOX as a new first-line standard for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

CRISPR-Based Anti-CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy Is Safe and Effective in Relapsed/Refractory NHL

January 9th 2024

BRL-201 had a manageable safety profile and elicited early indications of efficacy in patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Sequencing BCMA-Directed Therapies Expands Multiple Myeloma Treatment Horizons

January 8th 2024

Sikander Ailawadhi, MD, spotlights the characteristics of multiple myeloma that drive the decision to use teclistamab-cqyv, elranatamab-bcmm, or talquetamab-tgvs.

Asciminib Provides MMR Benefits vs SOC TKIs in Newly Diagnosed Ph+ CML

January 8th 2024

Asciminib demonstrated a favorable safety profile and induced statistically significant and clinically meaningful major molecular response benefits vs standard-of-care TKIs in patients with newly diagnosed, Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

Iopofosine I 131 Generates Efficacy Signals in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

January 8th 2024

Iopofosine I 131 monotherapy elicited durable responses and was associated with a tolerable safety profile in patients with heavily pretreated, multi-class refractory Waldenström macroglobulinemia.

Research Developments Provide Clarity and Raise Further Questions in Myeloma, Myelofibrosis, DLBCL, and MDS

January 5th 2024

Sikander Ailawadhi, MD, discusses characteristics of myelofibrosis that influence decisions between JAK inhibitors, highlights differences between bispecific antibodies to consider when managing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and more.

Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Provides Sustained DFS Benefit in Resected Stage IB, II, or IIIA NSCLC

January 4th 2024

Adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab continued to induce a disease-free survival benefit vs placebo in patients with resected early-stage NSCLC, according to findings from the phase 3 PEARLS/KEYNOTE-091 trial.

POSEIDON Update Confirms OS Benefit of Tremelimumab/Durvalumab Plus Chemo in mNSCLC

January 3rd 2024

A limited course of tremelimumab added to frontline durvalumab and chemotherapy provided a sustained overall survival benefit vs chemotherapy alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.

FDA Issues Complete Response Letter to Sotorasib for KRAS G12C–Mutated NSCLC

January 2nd 2024

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to the supplemental new drug application seeking the full approval of sotorasib for patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer.