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Expert and Patient Perspectives on Comprehensive Multiple Myeloma Treatment

December 22, 2022

Dr Kumar, Dr Patel, Falbo, and Ahlstrom highlight the importance of community-based discussions regarding adverse effects in multiple myeloma, the benefits of considering the whole treatment course, and subgroup analyses from the MAIA trial.

Thrombocytopenia Is Associated With High Levels of Fatigue in Myelofibrosis

December 20, 2022

Jeanne M. Palmer, MD, discusses a retrospective analysis of the PERSIST-1 and PAC203 trials, the symptoms that were analyzed across patient populations, and what the findings from this research indicate about the relationship between low platelet counts and symptoms such as fatigue in myelofibrosis.

CRC Tumor Sidedness Plays an Increasing Role in Clinical Practice

October 31, 2022

Prognosis, treatment outcomes, and molecular characteristics have become associated with sidedness in colorectal cancers making the distinction an essential characteristic for consideration in decison-making.

Pan-FGFR Inhibitor Seeks to Overcome Resistance Hurdles in Cholangiocarcinoma and Urothelial Carcinoma

October 03, 2022

Early sensitivity to FGFR inhibition has improved outcomes for patients across tumor histologies; however, kinase domain mutations limit extended efficacy for select patients including those with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or urothelial cancer.

Lasofoxifene Improves Responses Vs Fulvestrant in ESR1-Mutated, ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

September 10, 2022

Single-agent lasofoxifene did not produce a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival vs fulvestrant for patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer harboring ESR1 mutations.

Abemaciclib Plus Aromatase Inhibitor Generates Survival Benefit in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

September 09, 2022

The addition of abemaciclib to a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor elicited an improvement in overall survival vs a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor alone in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, early-stage breast cancer.

Bekaii-Saab, George, and von Mehren Discuss Pivotal Findings in GIST, TGCT, and RAS/RAF–Mutated Solid Tumors

August 29, 2022

Drs Bekaii-Saab, George, and von Mehren discuss patient-reported outcomes from the INTRIGUE trial, the rationale for a phase 1/2 study investigating DCC-3116 in patients with RAS or RAF–mutated solid tumors, and how vimseltinib may alleviate unmet needs in the tenosynovial giant cell tumors population.

Multidisciplinary Management Stands at the Forefront of Breast Cancer Treatment

August 29, 2022

Judy C. Boughey, MD, shares criteria for omission of sentinel lymph node surgery, the importance of not altering treatment based on identification of variants of uncertain significance, and the potential value of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer.

Emerging Data are Expanding Treatment Options, Extending Survival Across Breast Cancer Subtypes

August 29, 2022

Matthew P. Goetz, MD, discusses overall survival data with ribociclib and abemaciclib in estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative disease; the role of adjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with triple-negative breast cancer; and the efficacy of PARP inhibitors in earlier settings.