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The OncLive® Conference page includes a listing of all conferences covered by OncLive®, including the ASCO, ESMO, SITC, EHA, ASH, and SABCS annual meetings, as well as the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium and Miami Breast Cancer Conference, among many others. Conference coverage incorporates articles and interviews in written and video format.

MRD Could Guide Venetoclax/Ibrutinib Duration in Previously Untreated, Intermediate-Risk CLL

October 8th 2023, 5:15pm

International Workshop on CLL

The duration of treatment with the combination of venetoclax and ibrutinib could be guided by both toxicities and minimal residual disease kinetics in previously untreated patients with intermediate-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to interim results from the phase 2 ERADIC trial.

Ibrutinib Cessation Following Prolonged Exposure Supports Intermittent Investigation in CLL

October 8th 2023, 5:02pm

International Workshop on CLL

Stable peripheral disease levels lasting 12 months were reported in patients with treatment-naïve chronic lymphocytic leukemia following 6 years of continuous treatment with ibrutinib.

Dr Haffty on the Feasibility of Preoperative Radiation Boost in Breast Cancer

October 5th 2023, 8:13pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Bruce Haffty, MD, MS, discusses the feasibility of utilizing preoperative radiation boost in patients with breast cancer based on initial results from a phase 2 trial.

SABR to Oligoprogressive Lesions Delays Systemic Therapy Change in ER+ Advanced Breast Cancer

October 5th 2023, 12:59am

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Administration of stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy to oligoprogressive lesions delayed a change in systemic therapy in patients with estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer enrolled to the prospective phase 2 AVATAR trial.

Reduced-Dose and Partial-Breast Radiotherapy Sustain Long-Term Safety and Efficacy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

October 4th 2023, 9:45pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Treatment with reduced-dose or partial-breast radiotherapy sustained long-term safety and elicited similar rates of ipsilateral breast tumor relapse compared with whole-breast radiotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Dr Rahimi on Escalating Preoperative, Single-Fraction Ablative Radiation in HR-Positive Breast Cancer

October 4th 2023, 9:20pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Asal Rahimi, MD, MS, discusses initial efficacy results from the expanded cohort of a phase 1 dose-escalation study (NCT04040569) evaluating pre-operative, single fraction stereotactic ablative radiation in early-stage, hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.

O'Neil on the Feasibility of Diagnostic CT-Enabled Planning For Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy

October 4th 2023, 8:02pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Melissa O'Neil, MRT(T), discusses findings from the randomized phase 2 Diagnostic CT-Enabled Radiation Therapy trial of palliative radiation therapy.

Preoperative S-PBI Plus Endocrine Therapy is Safe, Produces Responses in Early-Stage ER+ Breast Cancer

October 4th 2023, 7:39pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Ablative preoperative stereotactic partial breast irradiation plus endocrine therapy was safe at a single fraction of 34 Gy and generated pathological complete responses and near complete responses in patients with early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Daily Adaptive Radiotherapy Delivers Improved Efficacy and Safety Outcomes in HNSCC

October 4th 2023, 5:25pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Daily adaptive radiotherapy with 1-mm planning target volume margins is feasible in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and was associated with improved dosimetric parameters compared with standard radiotherapy.

Diagnostic CT-Based Planning Impacts Time in Center for Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy

October 4th 2023, 4:44pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

The use of diagnostic CT-based planning lowered the median time in treatment centers for patients with cancer who underwent diagnostic CT scan and palliative radiation therapy.

Dr Wong on Hypofractionation vs Conventional Fractionation in Breast Cancer Postmastectomy

October 3rd 2023, 9:07pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Julia S. Wong, MD, discusses findings from data presented on patient-reported toxicity results from the randomized trial of fractionation following breast reconstruction in patients with breast cancer.

Immunotherapy Combinations Deliver Outcome-Shifting Responses in Lymphoma

October 3rd 2023, 2:10pm

Society of Hematologic Oncology Annual Meeting (SOHO)

Immunotherapy has become a valuable tool for the treatment of patients with various types of lymphomas because of its ability to specifically target cancer cells, particularly those in blood cancers.

Dr Deek on the Investigation of Immune Cell Infiltration in MIBC

October 2nd 2023, 9:44pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Matthew Pierre Deek, MD, discusses the significance of pretreatment immune cell infiltration in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who had been treated with definitive chemoradiation.

Hypofractionated and Conventionally Fractionated Radiotherapy Generate Similar QOL, Safety in Breast Cancer

October 2nd 2023, 9:15pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Patients with breast cancer who received hypofractionated postmastectomy radiotherapy experienced similar toxicities vs those who received conventionally fractionated postmastectomy radiotherapy, according to a presentation shared at the 2023 American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

Dr Hoppe on Outcomes of the CheckMate 744 Trial in Hodgkin Lymphoma

October 2nd 2023, 9:13pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Bradford (Brad) S. Hoppe, MD, MPH, discusses the rationale for investigating consolidative radiotherapy in place of autologous stem cell transplant in patients with low-risk, relapsed/refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma who have been previously treated with nivolumab plus brentuximab vedotin, as investigated in the phase 2 CheckMate 744 study, as well as key findings from this trial.

Dr Chuong on the Patterns of Guided Radiation Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer

October 2nd 2023, 9:11pm

ASTRO Annual Meeting

Michael Chuong, MD, FACRO, discusses patterns of locoregional recurrence following guided radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer.

Dr Liu on Epigenetic Regulation of CD38/CD48 in Multiple Myeloma

September 30th 2023, 1:44pm

International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting

Jiye Liu, PhD, discusses epigenetic regulation of CD38/CD48 in multiple myeloma.

Dr Rasche on BCMA and GPRC5D Loss After Bispecific Antibody Therapy in Multiple Myeloma

September 30th 2023, 1:39pm

International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting

Leo Rasche, MD, discusses BCMA and GPRC5D loss after bispecific antibody therapy in multiple myeloma.

Venetoclax/Carfilzomib/Dexamethasone Triplet Shows Early Efficacy in t(11;14)+ R/R Myeloma

September 30th 2023, 12:47pm

International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting

The addition of venetoclax to carfilzomib and dexamethasone increased response rates compared with carfilzomib plus dexamethasone alone in patients with t(11:14)-positive relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

NXC-201 Demonstrates Feasibility of BCMA-Directed CAR T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory AL Amyloidosis

September 30th 2023, 12:34pm

International Myeloma Society Annual Meeting

The novel anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy NXC-201 displayed safety and elicited hematologic and organ responses in patients with relapsed/refractory amyloid light chain amyloidosis, including frail patients.