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Advances in Breast and Gastrointestinal Cancers at ESMO 2022: Drs Rugo and Abou-Alfa

September 10, 2022

OncLive® will be LIVE with OncLive® News Network: On Location at the 2022 ESMO Congress. Each day, we will broadcast a series of interviews with top thought leaders, to learn their thoughts and reactions to data presented across oncology during the conference.

Immunotherapy Combination Selection Is Driven by PD-L1 in Gastroesophageal Cancer

August 11, 2022

Andrew H. Ko, MD, discusses the multitude of treatment options for patients with gastroesophageal cancer, emerging combinations in hepatocellular carcinoma, and how HER2 expression can drive therapy decisions in colorectal cancer.

Understanding the Role of pCR in Early-Stage TNBC Opens Doors for Tailored Treatment

July 30, 2022

As ongoing research efforts are shifting further into personalized care, Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO discusses how pathologic complete response and the predictive value of residual cancer burden scoring are becoming a pivotal end point for the changing triple-negative breast cancer landscape.

Rivoceranib Elicits Promising Responses in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

June 07, 2022

The oral VEGFR2 TKI rivoceranib demonstrated an objective response rate by investigator assessed RECIST 1.1 criteria of 15.1% and a disease control rate of 64.4% for patients with recurrent or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Sacituzumab Govitecan Demonstrates Significant Clinical Benefit in HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer

June 04, 2022

Sacituzumab govitecan elicited a statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit among patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with endocrine therapy resistance, reducing the risk of disease progression by 34% vs standard chemotherapy, according to results of the phase 3 TROPiCS-02 trial.

Frontline Therapy Advances Are Current Focus in SCLC and NSCLC

April 18, 2022

Lung cancer management methods are rapidly evolving to encompass immunotherapy in the frontline setting and approved second-line options with tyrosine kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies in non–small cell lung cancer, as well as treatment advances in first- and second-line small cell lung cancer.

Cilta-cel Offers Durable Option for Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma

March 23, 2022

The FDA has approved ciltacabtagene autoleucel for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, following 4 or more prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.