Gina Mauro

Vice President of Content, OncLive and Cancer Network
Gina Mauro is your lead editorial contact for OncLive. She joined the company in 2015 and has held various positions on OncLive; she is also the on-air correspondent for OncLive News Network: On Location. Prior to joining MJH Life Sciences, she worked at Gannett as a full-time reporter with the Asbury Park Press. Email: gmauro@onclive.com 

Articles

Collaborations With Orthopedic Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists Key to Novel Approaches in Metastatic Bone Cancer

February 15th 2022

R. Lor Randall, MD, discusses the importance of collaborations between orthopedic surgeons and interventional radiologists, and how they are beginning to pick up steam in the United States for patients with metastatic bone cancer.

UCSF Showcases Potentially Game-Changing Trials Across Multiple Myeloma Settings

February 14th 2022

Thomas G. Martin, MD, discusses some of the exciting clinical trials open at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in multiple myeloma, especially for those in the relapsed/refractory setting.

Repeat Molecular Testing Is Beneficial in EGFR+ NSCLC With Acquired Resistance

February 7th 2022

Repeat histologic evaluation and molecular testing in patients with EGFR-mutant non–small cell lung cancer who develop acquired resistance to osimertinib can deliver pertinent information that can help guide subsequent treatment decisions.

Orca-T Graft Improves Outcomes in Myelofibrosis Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant

February 4th 2022

Arpita Gandhi, MD, discusses a subgroup analysis of patients with myelofibrosis who received Orca-T and how this type of therapy could be a game-changer for this patient population.

Orca-T Reduces GVHD, Improves GVHD-Free RFS in Posttransplant Setting Across Hematologic Cancers

January 28th 2022

Arpita Gandhi, MD, discusses the background of Orca-T in further detail and how this type of treatment could revolutionize outcomes for patients with serious hematologic malignancies.

Gender, Racial, and Socioeconomic Status Disparities Linked With Incidence of Metastatic Bone Disease

January 26th 2022

R. Lor Randall, MD, speaks to the findings from a report that said multiple sex-related, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic status disparities are associated with an increased incidence of metastatic bone disease originating from cancers in the prostate, renal, colon, lung, and breast.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Upholds 40% Improvement in OS in HER2+ Advanced Gastric/GEJ Cancer

January 20th 2022

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki demonstrated a 40% reduction in the risk of death compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with HER2-positive gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

FDA Grants Fast Track Status to CYNK-001 for AML

December 27th 2021

The FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to CYNK-001, a non-genetically modified cryopreserved human placental hematopoietic stem cell-derived natural killer cell therapy, for the potential treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

FDA Approves TLX591-CDx for Prostate Cancer Imaging

December 20th 2021

The FDA has approved the imaging product TLX591-CDx as a radioactive diagnostic agent for PET of prostate-specific membrane antigen positive lesions in patients with prostate cancer who have suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy, and in those with suspected recurrence based on elevated serum prostate-specific antigen level.

Pacritinib Shows Manageable Safety Profile in Cytopenic Myelofibrosis, Severe Thrombocytopenia

December 14th 2021

Treatment with pacritinib, when administered at 200 mg twice daily, had a comparable safety profile to best available therapy in patients with cytopenic myelofibrosis, including those with severe thrombocytopenia.

Luspatercept Shows Impressive Responses, Tolerability in Low-Risk MDS

December 14th 2021

Luspatercept-aamt produced more durable responses compared with placebo in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome and anemia that is refractory to or ineligible for erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy.

Updates in AML and MPNs From ASH 2021: From Drs Srdan Verstovsek and Naval Daver

December 13th 2021

OncLive® speaks with Dr. Srdan Verstovsek on the pivotal data in myeloproliferative neoplasms, and Dr. Naval Daver on some intriguing findings in acute myeloid leukemia.

Cilta-Cel Continues to Impress With Durable and Deep Responses in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

December 13th 2021

Ciltacabtagene autoleucel elicited a 97.9% objective response rate and an 82.5% stringent complete response rate in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma at a median of approximately 2 years of follow-up.

Axi-Cel Demonstrates 60% EFS Improvement in Second-Line Relapsed/Refractory LBCL

December 13th 2021

Axicabtagene ciloleucel led to a 60% improvement in event-free survival compared with standard-of-care chemotherapy as second-line treatment for patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma.

Exciting Results Ignite in Multiple Myeloma and CLL at ASH 2021: Perspectives From Drs Nina Shah and Jacqueline Barrientos

December 12th 2021

OncLive® speaks with Dr. Nina Shah on some practice-changing multiple myeloma abstracts, and Dr. Jacqueline Barrientos on the latest in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Pivotal Data in NHL and Pediatric Cancers at ASH 2021: Insight From Drs. Loretta Nastoupil and Michael Pulsipher

December 12th 2021

OncLive speaks with Dr. Loretta Nastoupil on some exciting non-Hodgkin lymphoma studies and Dr. Michael Pulsipher on some intriguing pediatric cancer research.

Active Disease, ICU Deferral Linked With COVID-19–Related Mortality in AML, ALL, and MDS

December 12th 2021

Mortality rates in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and myelodysplastic syndrome who were diagnosed with COVID-19 were higher compared with non-cancer populations who were infected with the virus.

Orca-T Shows Impressive Clinical Outcomes in High-Risk Hematological Cancers

December 11th 2021

Orca-T significantly improved graft-vs-host disease–free relapse-free survival and time to engraftment, significantly reduced acute and chronic GVHD, and showed a trend toward improved overall survival vs standard of care in patients with serious hematologic malignancies

ASH 2021 Is Packed With Practice-Changing Hematologic Cancer Data

December 9th 2021

Not only is the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting bursting with more than 5000 abstracts unveiling pivotal data across a range of hematologic malignancies and disorders, but the conference will be held as a hybrid format after going fully virtual in 2020.

Entinostat/Exemestane Improves PFS in Chinese Patients With Advanced HR+ Breast Cancer

December 7th 2021

The combination of entinostat and exemestane led to a significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with placebo and exemestane in Chinese patients with advanced hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.