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January 19, 2024

Experts explore the role of BTKi-based combination therapy in the front-line treatment of CLL, focusing on patient considerations and referencing key data from CAPTIVATE, FLAIR, MAJIC, and SEQUOIA (Arm D).

January 12, 2024

Javier Pinilla, MD, PhD, provides a brief overview of the changing CLL treatment landscape, discussing the influence of off-target adverse events and the development of treatment resistance on the evolution of BTK inhibitor therapy.

January 12, 2024

Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE, explores the general approach to treatment-naïve CLL patients with high-risk factors such as del17p and TP53 mutations.

January 12, 2024

Brian Hill, MD, PhD, discusses the use of BTK inhibitor monotherapy in CLL and presented recent long-term data updates from studies such as the 6-year follow-up of ELEVATE-TN and the extended follow-up from SEQUOIA.

January 11, 2024

Joanna M. Rhodes, MD, MSCE, discusses the use of pirtobrutinib after covalent BTK inhibition in chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.

January 10, 2024

Nina D'Abreo, MD, discusses advances made in the treatment of patients with HER2-low and HER2-positive breast cancers.

January 09, 2024

Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, FSSO, discusses the importance of identifying individuals at high risk for developing gastric cancer.

December 25, 2023

Dr Eskander discusses the impact of social determinants of health on cancer clinical trial participation; effective strategies for considering and engaging diverse communities in the clinical trial process; and how community partnerships can be strengthened to eliminate these financial and logistical barriers.

December 19, 2023

Catherine Coombs, MD discusses the present CLL front-line treatment landscape, addressing considerations like choosing fixed-duration or continuous therapy and variations in first-line approaches based on age and ECOG status.

December 14, 2023

Physician-scientists from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health will present an extensive array of hematology/oncology data from their clinical research program at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, being held in San Diego, California from December 9-12, 2023.

December 11, 2023

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health has appointed Louise Ligresti, MD, as chief of Cancer Survivorship at New Jersey’s leading cancer center and the only one in the state designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.

November 28, 2023

Adrienne Phillips, MD, MPH, discusses the impact of CAR T-cell therapy on the treatment paradigm for patients with large B-cell lymphoma, highlighting key advancements in the decision-making process for CAR T-cell therapy selection.

November 27, 2023

Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, discusses the current limitations and advantages of leveraging circulating-tumor DNA to detect minimal residual disease in patients with cancer, as well as how ctDNA assays may address mechanisms of resistance in clinical practice.

November 27, 2023

M. Hamza Habib, MD, JD, MBA, FACP, FAAHPM, FRCPI, MRCP, discusses the development of novel technology-based strategies to improve palliative cancer for patients with cancer.

November 24, 2023

Andrew Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, highlights key points presented during the 2023 Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s Annual Oncology Clinical Practice and Research Summit, the clinical implications of these presentations, and lymphoma treatment innovations that Rutgers Cancer Institute is providing to patients throughout New Jersey.

November 22, 2023

Patrick Boland, MD, discusses the development of therapeutic strategies targeting KRAS G12C mutations in colorectal cancer.

November 21, 2023

Adrienne Phillips, MD, MPH, discusses the management of toxicities associated with CAR T-cell therapy across hematologic malignancies.

November 21, 2023

Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS, FSSO, discusses the increased incidence of gastric cancer in minority patient populations, highlighting the disparities that lead to these patient outcomes in the United States.

November 12, 2023

Richard Lazzaro, MD, FACS, discusses the advantages of standard low-dose computed tomography scans in lung cancer screening in high-risk individuals, as well as future opportunities to integrate biomarker-based assays into screening protocols to improve early detection.

November 12, 2023

Bruce Haffty, MD, MS, discusses the significance of technical and biological advancements in approaches to radiotherapy, and how they engendered the de-escalation of radiotherapy for select patients with breast cancer.