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HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer: Inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway

August 08, 2023

Dr Vidal expands on use of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors following frontline progression, focusing on the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib for patients with PIK3CA mutations, as well as capivasertib, an AKT inhibitor in development.

Wealth of BTK Inhibitors Provides Tolerable, Individualized Treatment Options in CLL and MCL

August 02, 2023

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, reviews the benefits of using covalent BTK inhibitors in CLL and MCL; considerations for choosing first-generation vs next-generation covalent BTK inhibitors in patients with these B-cell malignancies; and the potential future role for ibrutinib in the CLL treatment paradigm.

Earlier-Line Pirtobrutinib Investigation May Alter BTK Inhibitor Sequencing in CLL and MCL

August 01, 2023

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses findings from the BRUIN trial, highlights the potential benefits of using noncovalent BTK inhibitors instead of or before covalent BTK inhibitors in patients with MCL or CLL, and previewed ongoing clinical trials investigating this class of agents in earlier treatment lines in these populations.

Dr Islam on Clinical Decisions Regarding BTK Inhibitor Use in MCL and CLL

August 01, 2023

Prioty Islam, MD, MSc, discusses the importance of shared decision making between patients and clinicians when selecting among available BTK inhibitors in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or mantle cell lymphoma.

Potential Approaches to Treatment Switching in HR+/HER2- mBC

August 01, 2023

Experts share how they approach management of patients with disease progression on first-line endocrine therapy, with a focus on ESR1 mutation testing and identifying who might be suitable for treatment with the oral SERD elacestrant.

Ribociclib/ET versus Chemotherapy in Premenopausal Patients: RIGHT Choice

August 01, 2023

Timothy Pluard, MD, discusses recent data from an age-based subgroup analysis of RIGHT Choice, which compares the efficacy of combination ribociclib/ET versus chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer.

First-Line NALIRIFOX Demonstrates Survival Advantage Over Standard Gemcitabine/Paclitaxel in Metastatic PDAC

July 21, 2023

Eileen M. O’Reilly, MD, expands on the updated survival data from NAPOLI-3, explains how NALIRIFOX could fit into the current pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treatment paradigm, and shares potential opportunities to build upon this research moving forward.

Explorations Unearth New Potential of KRAS Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer

July 12, 2023

As more is understood about the biology of PDAC tumors, targeting common KRAS variants in these tumors following exhaustion of all curative intent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation ushers in a novel postadjuvant setting for investigators.