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Mascarenhas Summarizes Therapeutic Standards and Advances in Myelofibrosis Management

February 23, 2023

Dr Mascarenhas discusses established standards of care and ongoing research with JAK inhibitors in patients with myelofibrosis; the available frontline treatment options in this disease; and the nuances of myelofibrosis treatment sequencing.

Nivolumab Displays Sustained Survival Benefits in Urothelial Carcinoma

February 18, 2023

At extended follow-up, nivolumab monotherapy showed improved disease-free survival, non-urothelial tract recurrence-free survival, and disease-specific survival vs placebo in patients with resected, high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma.

Breast Cancer Expert Focuses on Decoding Biomarkers

February 02, 2023

For Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, director of breast medical oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, his work on the RxPONDER trial serves as one of a few accomplishments for which he is grateful that have impacted clinical care.

Dr. Hirsch on Diagnosing and Managing Metastatic SCLC

January 16, 2023

Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD, discusses the rarity of diagnosing small cell lung cancer early in the disease course, unmet needs in SCLC screening, the importance of ECOG performance score when considering patients for clinical trials, and factors influencing hospice care decisions in patients with SCLC.

Advancements in Immunotherapy Expand and Improve the Treatment Landscape for MCL

December 16, 2022

Joshua Brody, MD, discussed significant updates in MCL treatment presented at the 2022 ASH Annual Meeting, including results from the phase 1/2 BRUIN trial of pirtobrutinib, follow-up data from the phase 2 ZUMA-7 trial on CAR T-cell therapies, and next steps to expand the development of immunotherapies in this disease.

Novel Targeted Immunotherapies Strengthen Frontline Treatment Strategies in Hodgkin Lymphoma

December 15, 2022

Joshua Brody, MD, discusses unmet needs in patient subgroups within Hodgkin lymphoma, recent advancements in the use of antibody-drug conjugates such as brentuximab vedotin and anti–PD-1 therapies in earlier lines of therapy, and future avenues for expanding the use of immunotherapy in this tumor type.

Brody Previews ASH 2022 Data With Pirtobrutinib, CAR T-cell Therapy, and Glofitamab in MCL

December 08, 2022

Dr Brody previews mantle cell lymphoma data being presented at the 2022 ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, including promising data on pirtobrutinib from the BRUIN trial, the potential for CAR T-cell therapy as evidenced in the ZUMA-2 trial, and how immunotherapies such as glofitamab are expanding the treatment paradigm.