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Elamin Elaborates on Poziotinib in EGFR Exon 20–Mutant NSCLC

September 12th 2022

Dr Elamin discusses results from a phase 2 study of poziotinib efficacy in EGFR exon 20–mutant non–small cell lung cancer and highlights the agent’s sensitivity in relation to insertion location.

Abid Accounts for the Efficacy of a Third SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Among Transplant, CAR T-Cell, and BiTE Recipients

June 2nd 2022

Dr Abid discusses a review paper, published in Cancer Cell, that evaluated determinants of response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients who underwent allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation or who had received CAR T-cell therapy or bispecific T-cell engagers.

Understanding Actionable Pathogenic Variants Among Caribbean Patients With Breast and Ovarian Cancers

July 29th 2021

Dr. George and Dr. Hurley discuss the data generated from their study on the correlation between deleterious variants in genes and the development of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers in populations throughout the Caribbean.

Articles

Venetoclax Plus PegC May Overcome Resistance to Prior BCL-2 Inhibitors in R/R AML

December 20th 2024

The addition of pegcrisantaspase to venetoclax may overcome resistance to prior BCL-2 inhibitor–based regimens for patients with relapsed/refractory AML.

Poziotinib Elicits Encouraging, Insertion Location–Specific Response Rates in EGFR Exon 20–Mutant NSCLC

August 4th 2022

Yasir Y. Elamin, MD, explained the rationale, design, and key findings of a phase 2 study evaluating poziotinib in patients with EGFR exon 20–mutated non–small cell lung cancer.

Infigratinib Shows Promising Early Activity in FGFR2-Altered Cholangiocarcinoma

November 1st 2021

The FGFR inhibitor infigratinib demonstrated promising clinical activity and a manageable safety profile in previously treated patients with locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma whose tumors harbor FGFR2 gene fusions or rearrangement.