Jason Harris

Senior Editor, OncLive®
Jason Harris has worked in journalism for more than 20 years, including stints at daily newspapers and niche publications for oncology and cardiology. He is a senior editor for OncologyLive® and managing editor for Oncology Fellows and the annual Giants of Cancer Care® album. He also contributes to the OncLive On Air and OncFellows podcasts. Email: jharris@onclive.com

Articles

Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Elicits Strong Responses in Localized dMMR/MSI-H Colorectal Cancer

January 16th 2023

Neoadjuvant treatment with anti–PD-1 inhibitors induced high rates of complete response and reduced recurrence rates, according to a retrospective analysis of patients with localized mismatch repair-deficient or microsatellite instability–high colorectal cancer.

Older Patients of Color With Cancer Less Likely to Receive Opioids at End of Life

January 12th 2023

Results from a study of 318,549 Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis cancers showed than Black and Hispanic patients were substantially less likely to receive any opioids or long-acting opioids than White patients at the end of life.

Duvelisib Wins Orphan Drug Designation for PTCL in Europe

January 10th 2023

The European Commission has issued an orphan drug designation to duvelisib for the treatment of adult patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

Crane Helps Fellows Navigate a Fraught Time in Gynecology

January 10th 2023

Erin K. Crane, MD, MPH, talked to Oncology Fellows about helping trainees care for their own health and wellness, navigate the politics surrounding gynecologic care, and the lessons she hopes they take away from the program.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to LP-284 for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

January 9th 2023

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to LP-284, a novel small-molecule, next-generation acylfulvene, for the treatment of mantle cell lymphoma

Japan Approves Durvalumab/Tremelimumab Combo for HCC and Advanced NSCLC

January 6th 2023

Japan has approved durvalumab monotherapy and durvalumab plus tremelimumab for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, durvalumab plus tremelimumab and chemotherapy for unresectable, advanced, or recurrent non–small cell lung cancer, and durvalumab plus chemotherapy for curatively unresectable biliary tract cancer.

FDA Approves FoundationOne Liquid CDx as a Companion Diagnostic for Entrectinib

January 5th 2023

The FDA has approved FoundationOne Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic for use with the selective TKI entrectinib. The assay identifies patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC or NTRK fusion–positive solid tumors who do not have a tissue sample available and who may be appropriate for entrectinib treatment.

EMA Validates Type II Application for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Advanced HER2-Mutated NSCLC

January 4th 2023

The European Medicines Agency has validated an application for the use of trastuzumab deruxtecan for adults with previously treated unresectable or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors have activating HER2 mutations.

N-803 Plus BCG Generates Strong, Durable Response in Non–Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

January 4th 2023

N-803, a novel IL-15 superagonist, in combination with intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guérin induced an overall response in more than two-thirds of patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Treatment Moves Away From Chemotherapy

January 2nd 2023

The past decade has been a time of great progress in the research of Waldenström macroglobulinemia and the care of patients with the rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Black, Hispanic Women Increasingly Likely to Refuse Surgery for Early Breast Cancer

January 1st 2023

Incidence of surgery refusal has increased by nearly 50% among Black and Hispanic women with potentially curable, nonmetastatic breast cancer over the past decade, according to findings from an analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program data.

INT230-6 Alone, With Ipilimumab Induces Positive OS Results in Metastatic Sarcomas

December 30th 2022

INT230-6 demonstrated direct tumor killing in soft tissue sarcoma and elicits an anti-cancer immune response within the injected tumor both alone and in combination with ipilimumab.

The Right Leader in the Right Place at the Right Time

December 30th 2022

Lori J. Pierce, MD harbored a love for science and a general desire to know things, and she was not shy about asking questions. She displayed a gift for math early in life, a trait she and her older sister, Karen, both inherited from their father, Melvin H. Pierce.

3-Week Course of Radiotherapy May Offer Greater Convenience for Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma

December 29th 2022

Moderately hypofractionated preoperative radiotherapy did not increase risk for major wound complication in patients with soft tissue sarcomas, according to findings from the single-arm, phase 2 trial HYPORT-STS.

CA-125 May Be the Key to Renal Medullary Carcinoma Treatment

December 28th 2022

Investigators may have discovered a key detail about renal medullary carcinoma that could have significant ramifications for patients.

Fluorouracil Is Inappropriate for Optimal Adjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer

December 21st 2022

Updated results from the phase 3 GIM 2 study confirm previous findings showing that fluorouracil should not be a part of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with high-risk early breast cancer.

FDA Accepts sBLAs for Enfortumab Vedotin/Pembrolizumab in Advanced Urothelial Cancer

December 20th 2022

The FDA has granted a priority review to a supplemental biologics license applications for enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab used in combination for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who are not eligible to receive cisplatin-containing chemotherapy.

NICE Recommends Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 20th 2022

The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has endorsed trastuzumab deruxtecan for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund for adult patients with HER2-positive, unresectable or metastatic breast cancer following at least 1 anti-HER2 treatment.

Glofitamab Induces 39% CR Rate in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

December 20th 2022

Glofitamab, an investigational CD20xCD3 T-cell engaging bispecific antibody, demonstrated promising results in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who received at least 2 prior lines of therapy.

UK Accepts Marketing Authorization Application for Sugemalimab in Metastatic NSCLC

December 19th 2022

The United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has accepted a marketing authorization application seeking approval for sugemalimab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer.