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Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI joined with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 750 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA today. SCRI’s research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are actively enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 250 locations in 24 states across the U.S. Learn more about our research offerings.

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Dr McKean on the Rationale For Evaluating LAG-3 Inhibitors in Advanced Melanoma

September 06, 2023

Meredith McKean, MD, MPH, discusses the rationale for investigating the LAG-3 inhibitor fianlimab in combination with cemiplimab-rwlc in patients with advanced melanoma, highlighting the combination's efficacy in both PD-1 inhibitor-exposed and –naïve populations, as well as the combinations its potential clinical significance within the advanced melanoma space.

Expanding Breast Cancer Armamentarium Is Increasing the Quality of Individualized Care

August 08, 2023

Michelina Cairo, MD, discusses key insights from trials including SONIA and CAPItello-291; how adverse effects inform treatment decisions across the breast cancer spectrum; and where the future is headed for ADCs and oral SERDs in patients with breast cancer.

Expanding Definitions of HER2 Expression Mediate the Role of ADCs in Breast Cancer

July 26, 2023

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the role of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer; the evolution of CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive disease; and how genetic testing can match patients with personalized therapies and support further precision medicine research.

Dr Johnson on ABBV-011 in Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 20, 2023

Melissa L. Johnson, MD, discusses the development of the seizure-related homolog protein 6–targeting antibody-drug conjugate ABBV-011 and outcomes with this agent in patients with small cell lung cancer.

NKX101 Demonstrates Early Activity in Relapsed/Refractory AML

June 27, 2023

Treatment with NKX101 led to a best composite complete response rate of 67% in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, according to updated data from a dose-expansion cohort of an ongoing phase 1 trial.

Dr Hamilton on the Investigation of HER3-DXd in ER+ Breast Cancer and TNBC

June 23, 2023

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the investigation of patritumab deruxtecan in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic estrogen receptor-positive or triple-negative breast cancer with varying levels of HER3 expression in a phase 2 trial.