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Dr. Choudhury on The Need for Biomarkers to Predict Benefit With PARP Inhibitors in mCRPC

February 14, 2023

Atish D. Choudhury, MD, PhD, discusses the need for expanded genomic profiling and additional biomarkers to better predict which patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer could benefit from treatment with PARP inhibitor–based combinations.

Results of the SORAYA Study Show Conjugate Therapy Produced Remissions in One-third of Patients With Drug-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

February 10, 2023

In an internationally conducted clinical trial lead by Dana-Farber involving patients with recurrent ovarian cancer that is resistant to platinum therapy, a novel conjugate therapy called mirvetuximab soravtansine resulted in substantially better responses than standard treatments.

Immunotherapy Propels Urothelial Carcinoma Treatment Advances

February 02, 2023

Stephanie A. Berg, DO, highlights ongoing urothelial cancer clinical trials; the role of single-agent immunotherapy and combinations in this disease; and the importance of future research that prioritizes and guides individualized patient care.

Mutation Status Drives PARP Inhibitor Investigation and Treatment in mCRPC

February 01, 2023

Atish D. Choudhury, MD, PhD, discussed the significance of these trials within the metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treatment landscape, highlighted investigative PARP inhibitor combinations, and emphasized the need for further research in this area to determine which patients are most likely to benefit from certain therapies based on their molecular profiles.

Three-Drug Combination Therapy Effective in Patients with High-Risk CLL, Trial Shows

February 01, 2023

A three-drug combination that sent chronic lymphocytic leukemia into deep remissions in a broad group of patients in a clinical trial is highly effective in patients with high-risk forms of the disease, a new, phase 2 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators indicates.