Kristie L. Kahl

Articles

Integrated Geriatric Assessment Optimizes Care for Older Adults with Cancer

May 13th 2020

Integration of a comprehensive geriatric assessment with geriatrician-led management care improved health-related quality of life, unplanned hospital admissions, and treatment discontinuation among older adults undergoing systemic therapy for their cancer.

Maintenance Therapy with Olaparib Extends Survival in Relapsed, BRCA+ Ovarian Cancer

May 13th 2020

Treatment with olaparib in the maintenance setting extended overall survival by 12.9 months in women with platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer with BRCA1/2 mutations, compared with placebo, according to randomized phase 3 trial results presented during a 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program press briefing.

All Stakeholders Are Responsible for Genetic Testing

March 7th 2020

Physicians should “get out there and test early and often,” to align with a potential new paradigm for genetic testing that allows anyone on the treatment team to identify and test individuals, with the specialist ultimately providing risk management, according to Kevin S. Hughes, MD, FACS.

T-DXd Shows Potential to Establish New Standard of Care in Advanced HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 11th 2019

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd; DS-8201) induced a confirmed objective response rate of almost 61% and a durable benefit in heavily pretreated patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.

Chemo-Free Combo Significantly Improves PFS in Previously Untreated CLL

June 4th 2019

The addition of venetoclax to obinutuzumab reduced the risk for disease worsening or death by 65% compared with obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil in patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Enfortumab Vedotin Produces Responses in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma

June 3rd 2019

Enfortumab vedotin induced responses in 44% of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, including 12% experiencing a complete response to treatment.

Maintenance Olaparib Improves PFS in BRCA+ Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

June 2nd 2019

Maintenance therapy with olaparib significantly improved progression-free survival compared with placebo among patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Frontline Pembrolizumab Induces Comparable OS, Fewer AEs in Advanced GEJ Cancer

June 1st 2019

Frontline pembrolizumab demonstrated non-inferior overall survival compared with standard chemotherapy among patients with PD-L1–positive, HER2-negative, advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Lenalidomide Reduces Risk for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma Progression

May 16th 2019

In patients with smoldering multiple myeloma, lenalidomide induced a 72% reduction in the risk for progression to symptomatic disease at 3 years.

Dostarlimab Yields Durable Response in MSI-H, MSS Endometrial Cancer

March 20th 2019

Patients with recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer demonstrated an overall response rate of almost 30% with dostarlimab treatment.

Olaparib Plus Neratinib Shows Early Potential in HER2+ Ovarian Cancer

March 19th 2019

Combination use of olaparib and neratinib may represent a novel therapeutic option for chemotherapy-resistant patients with HER2-positive, homologous recombination–proficient ovarian cancer tumors.

Neratinib Shows Promise in HER2-Mutant Cervical Cancer

March 19th 2019

Treatment with neratinib led to a clinical benefit rate of 54.5% in patients with HER2-mutant cervical cancer.

Pembrolizumab/Bevacizumab Regimen Induces Durable Responses in Ovarian Cancer

March 18th 2019

Combination therapy with pembrolizumab, bevacizumab, and metronomic cyclophosphamide induced a 95% disease control rate and 40% overall response rate among women with recurrent ovarian cancer.

Lenvatinib Combo Yields Favorable Responses in Ovarian, Endometrial Cancers

March 18th 2019

Lenvatinib in combination with weekly paclitaxel induced activity among those with recurrent endometrial and platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer, resulting in a 65% overall response rate.

Individualized Dosing Reduces Niraparib-Related TEAEs in Ovarian Cancer Maintenance

March 17th 2019

Adverse events decreased among patients with high-risk ovarian cancer who received a 200- or 300-mg individualized starting dose of niraparib, based upon baseline bodyweight and platelet count, compared with a 300-mg fixed starting dose.

Repeat Use of PARP Inhibitors Could Be Effective Strategy in Ovarian Cancer

March 17th 2019

Prior exposure to PARP inhibitor treatment may not lead to resistance in future use with these agents in women with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, suggesting that repeat use could become more common.

Maintenance Niraparib Extends PFS Without Symptoms, Toxicities in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

March 17th 2019

Patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who received niraparib maintenance therapy experienced more progression-free time without experiencing symptoms or toxicity compared with placebo; the benefit was 4-fold for those with germline (g) BRCA-mutated disease and 2-fold for non-gBRCA-mutated ovarian cancer.

Awareness Critical for Identifying irAEs Early in Breast Cancer

March 10th 2019

With tremendous advances and the accelerated approval of atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic PD-L1–positive triple-negative breast cancer, provider education in identifying associated toxicities from checkpoint inhibitor therapy is critical.

Addition of Alpelisib Prolongs PFS in PIK3CA-Mutant HR+, HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer Subgroups

March 9th 2019

The previously demonstrated progression-free survival benefit from the addition of alpelisib to fulvestrant appeared consistent among subgroups of patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who have a PIK3CA mutation.

Study Validates Speed, Accuracy of Liquid Biopsies Identifying NSCLC Biomarkers

February 28th 2019

A liquid biopsy test detected all of the guideline-recommended biomarkers in newly diagnosed patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer at a similar rate but faster turnaround time to that of tissue genotyping.