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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.

Simple Hysterectomy Is Noninferior to Radical Hysterectomy in Low-risk, Early-stage Cervical Cancer

June 2nd 2023, 12:00pm

ASCO Annual Meeting

Simple hysterectomy was found to be noninferior to radical hysterectomy and pelvic node dissection in patients with low-risk, early-stage cervical cancer, according to results of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group CX.5/SHAPE trial.

Addition of Ribociclib to Endocrine Therapy Provides iDFS Benefit in HR+/HER2– Early Breast Cancer

June 2nd 2023, 12:00pm

Treatment with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy led to a statistically and clinically meaningful improvement in invasive disease-free survival among patients with hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative early breast cancer compared with endocrine therapy alone, meeting the primary end point of the phase 3 NATALEE trial.

ASCO 2023 Insights: ADCS, Next-Generation TKIs, and More Lead Data Pack Ahead of Annual Meeting

May 31st 2023, 8:47pm

Experts in the field share the abstracts they found to be the most practice changing at this year’s ASCO Annual meeting.

Sacituzumab Govitecan Elicits Consistent Safety in Patients With HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer, Regardless of UGT1A1 Status

May 31st 2023, 7:00pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy displayed a manageable safety profile consistent with previous reports in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, irrespective of UGT1A1 status, according to a safety analysis of the phase 3 TROPiCS-02 trial.

Medicaid Expansion Improves Survival in Pancreatic, Gastric Cancers, Potentially Reducing Disparities

May 25th 2023, 9:01pm

ASCO Annual Meeting

Study findings demonstrated that states that expanded Medicaid had improved survival rates in patients with pancreatic and gastric cancers, with greater improvements in Black patients for some analyses.

Telephone-Based Weight Loss Program Is Effective for Breast Cancer Survivors

May 25th 2023, 9:00pm

ASCO Annual Meeting

A telephone and web-based weight loss intervention was successful in helping patients with breast cancer who were overweight or obese lose weight—which can ultimately lead to improved outcomes.

Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo With or Without Bevacizumab Maintains OS Benefit in Frontline Cervical Cancer

May 25th 2023, 9:00pm

ASCO Annual Meeting

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab led to a substantial improvement in overall survival vs placebo plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab in patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, according to the final OS analysis of the KEYNOTE-826 trial.

Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Provides Effective Alternative in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

May 25th 2023, 9:00pm

ASCO Annual Meeting

Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy was found to be a safe and effective alternative to that of open distal pancreatectomy in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, confirmed by a noninferior radical resection rate, lymph node yield, and comparable survival data.

Adjuvant Abemaciclib Provides Survival Benefit in Chinese Breast Cancer Population

May 18th 2023, 6:10pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy delivered sustained survival benefits with a tolerable safety profile when used as adjuvant treatment in Chinese patients with high-risk, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer.

Capivasertib Plus Fulvestrant Provides Consistent PFS Benefit in HR+ Advanced Breast Cancer, Across Key Subgroups

May 15th 2023, 1:00pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Capivasertib plus fulvestrant provided a clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival over fulvestrant alone in patients with hormone receptor–positive advanced breast cancer, including those who previously received a CDK4/6 inhibitor, chemotherapy in the advanced setting, or had baseline liver metastases.

OP-1250 Plus Palbociclib Demonstrates Activity, Safety in HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer

May 14th 2023, 10:00am

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

The combination of OP-1250 and palbociclib produced a tolerable safety profile and elicited tumor responses and disease stabilization in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.

MONALEESA-2 Subgroup Analysis Highlights Survival Benefit With Ribociclib/Letrozole in HR+ Breast Cancer

May 13th 2023, 10:00am

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

The frontline combination of ribociclib and letrozole significantly prolonged overall survival over letrozole alone in a subset of patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who had de novo metastatic disease or late recurrence from neoadjuvant therapy, according to data from an exploratory analysis of the phase 3 MONALEESA-2 trial.

Neoadjuvant Atezolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Numerically Improves Survival in Early TNBC

May 12th 2023, 8:23pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

The addition of atezolizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy generated numerical improvements in event-free survival, disease-free survival, and overall survival compared with chemotherapy plus placebo in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.

Sacituzumab Govitecan Produces Consistent Clinical Outcomes in mTNBC, Irrespective of Neutropenia and Diarrhea AEs

May 12th 2023, 7:23pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Sacituzumab govitecan-hziy produced comparable efficacy outcomes for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who had a higher incidence of grade 2 or 3 diarrhea and neutropenia vs patients in the overall population, according to a post hoc analysis of the phase 3 ASCENT trial presented at the 2023 ESMO Breast Cancer Annual Congress.

ER-low Expressors Experience Benefit With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in DESTINY-Breast04 Subgroup Analysis

May 12th 2023, 7:23pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki was associated with better efficacy outcomes compared with treatment of physician’s choice in patients with HER2-low, estrogen receptor-low metastatic breast cancer, according to findings from a subgroup analysis of the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast04 study.

Trilaciclib Prior to Sacituzumab Govitecan Shows Early Potential in Metastatic TNBC

May 12th 2023, 6:10pm

Administration of trilaciclib followed by sacituzumab govitecan showed early signals of efficacy and may reduce the incidence of adverse effects in heavily pretreated patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, according to preliminary results from a phase 2 study.

Post-Hoc Analysis Shows Olaparib Maintains PFS Benefit in gBRCA+ HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer, Irrespective of ER Expression

May 11th 2023, 8:38pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Olaparib provided consistent clinical benefit in patients with germline BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, irrespective of estrogen receptor expression level.

Abemaciclib Is Associated With a Manageable Safety Profile in Early HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer

May 11th 2023, 8:30pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Adjuvant abemaciclib with endocrine therapy led to a tolerable safety profile in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, high-risk, early breast cancer,

Toxicity Profile With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Proves Consistent, Manageable in HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer

May 11th 2023, 6:47pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan resulted in lower exposure-adjusted incidence rates per patient-year of treatment-emergent adverse effects compared with treatment of physician’s choice in patients with HER2-low unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer, according to safety analysis from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast04 trial.

Elacestrant PROs Consistent With Standard of Care Endocrine Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

May 11th 2023, 6:18pm

ESMO Breast Cancer Virtual Meeting

Elacestrant maintained the quality of life for patients with metastatic breast cancer for at least 6 treatment cycles, according to patient reported outcomes.