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Basket Trial Investigates Nab-Sirolimus for Treatment of TSC1/2 Mutations

November 14, 2022

With no approved agents for patients with malignant tumors harboring TSC1 or TSC2 inactivating alterations, investigators seek to establish a new pathway forward for patients with solid tumors in the PRECISION 1 trial.

Time Required to Address Scientific Questions Generates an Information Dilemma

October 26, 2022

One of the more perplexing issues surrounding scientific questions is the extended time required to provide an answer. Even once a well-considered and vetted conclusion is obtained, an additional interval of time may be required to modify or reverse the answer because of new, relevant data.

Immunotherapy-Based Combinations Remain the Focus of Frontline Treatment in Metastatic RCC

October 20, 2022

Rana R. McKay, MD, discusses the evolution of frontline treatment options for metastatic RCC, and the key clinical trials that have shifted the treatment paradigms in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, and advanced prostate cancer.

Inroads to Targeting HER2-Mutant Lung Cancer Begin Taking Shape

October 20, 2022

Targeted treatment options for patients with HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer have been slow to reach benchmarks for approval given the limited patient populations harboring this disease characteristic.

Narsoplimab Elicits High Response Rate, Improves Organ Function in HSCT-TMA

September 23, 2022

Treatment with narsoplimab denoted high response rates and a significant improvement in laboratory thrombotic microangiopathy markers, translating to favorable overall survival in patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation–associated thrombotic microangiopathy.

CCNE1 Amplifications Tied to Racial Disparities in Serous Endometrial Cancer Outcomes

August 18, 2022

Julian Schink, MD, discusses a study evaluating racial differences in the mutational landscape of serous endometrial cancer, underscores the need for appropriate genomic testing and treatment for Black women with the disease, and explains the importance of racial representation across clinical trials.

Bispecific Antibodies Represent Appealing Option for Heavily Pretreated Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

August 05, 2022

Amrita Krishnan, MD, discusses emerging data on bispecific antibodies, the exploration of the antibody-drug conjugate belantamab mafodotin, and the challenges of delivering CAR T-cell therapy in the right setting to the appropriate patients with multiple myeloma.

A Revolution Is Pending for Real-World Data Use in Cancer Care

August 01, 2022

In the opinion of this commentator, one of the more exciting developments in clinical investigation over the past several years is the increasing recognition of the importance of real-world data and its role for physicians, regulators, policy makers, patients, and society.

Mosunetuzumab Monotherapy Generates Promising Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Follicular Lymphoma

July 20, 2022

Single-agent mosunetuzumab produced a complete response rate that was greater than what has been observed with historical controls in patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma who had received at least 2 prior lines of therapy, meeting the primary end point of the expansion portion of the phase 1/2 GO29781 trial.

Is It Time to Formally Recognize That PFS Is More Than a "Surrogate" End Point?

July 18, 2022

Peer-reviewed articles continue to challenge the recognition of progression-free survival as an acceptable primary end point in randomized cancer trials or insist on labeling this objectively measured outcome as nothing more than a potential surrogate for effects representing actual clinically meaningful results.