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Real-World Analysis May Clarify Role of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal HER2+ Breast Cancer

February 24, 2023

Jasmine Sukumar, MD, discusses the purpose of analyzing endocrine therapy use in HR-positive/HER2-positive patients, key data presented from the retrospective analysis at SABCS, and the need for improved understanding of clinical indications for endocrine therapy in this breast cancer subtype.

New Technology Advances Prostate Cancer Care But Questions Linger

February 21, 2023

Phillip J. Koo, MD, highlights insights garnered from prostate cancer experts on topics such as radioligands and modern radiopharmaceuticals, which, along with artificial intelligence, have the potential to revolutionize the field.

Erdafitinib Data in FGFR+ Cholangiocarcinoma Indicates Utility of NGS in Treatment Selection

February 20, 2023

Shubham Pant, MD, MBBS, discusses significant efficacy and safety data from the RAGNAR trial, how erdafitinib fits into the current treatment paradigm for biliary tract cancers, and the role of next-generation sequencing in the selection of FGFR inhibitors for this patient population.

Dr. Nieto on High-Dose Chemotherapy and ASCT in R/R Multiple Myeloma

February 18, 2023

Yago L. Nieto, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses findings from a phase 2 trial investigating panobinostat (Farydak), gemcitabine, busulfan, and melphalan plus autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in patients with high-risk or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.

Dr. Srour on Orca-Q Transplantation in Hematologic Malignancies

February 18, 2023

Samer A. Srour, MB ChB, MS, discusses findings with Orca-Q, an investigational therapy consisting of enriched CD34+ stem cells plus T-cell subsets, in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies eligible for myeloablative conditioning and allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Orca-Q Shows Favorable GRFS in the Haplo SCT Setting Without PTCy for High-risk Hematologic Malignancies

February 17, 2023

Orca-Q when using myeloablative conditioning with only tacrolimus monotherapy in the haploidentical stem cell transplant setting had acceptable safety and resulted in encouraging outcomes for patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies.