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April 27, 2022

Justin W. Taylor, MD, discusses findings from a genomic analysis on BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

April 11, 2022

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have joined forces with the University of Miami College of Engineering for a collaborative initiative to develop and deploy innovative technologies for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

April 07, 2022

Justin W. Taylor, MD, discusses the significance of BTK inhibition in the treatment of patients with CLL, the genomic analyses conducted in those enrolled to BRUIN who received pirtobrutinib, and the significance of the data yielded from this research.

March 21, 2022

Dorothy Graves, PhD, said she admired Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine years prior to being appointed Sylvester’s assistant vice president and associate director for administration in early 2022.

March 02, 2022

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships have selected Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Kristin E. Rojas, MD, FACS, for its inaugural Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program.

February 11, 2022

A team led by Lluis Morey, PhD, has received a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate treatment resistance in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.

December 13, 2021

Selinexor combined with venetoclax demonstrated efficacy and tolerability in heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma cell lines with t(11;14), according to small study results that were presented during the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting.

November 24, 2021

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will provide a leading role in the collaborative effort to eliminate the preventable disease that kills thousands of women around the world.

November 18, 2021

Gina Z. D’Amato, MD, discusses optimizing treatment for patients with desmoid tumors.

September 16, 2021

Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH, discusses the role of immunotherapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

September 03, 2021

Pirtobrutinib elicited encouraging responses across all dose levels in patients with mantle cell lymphoma and other non-Hodgkin lymphoma who previously received all classes of available therapy, with benefit observed independent of prior therapy received, according to data from the phase 1/2 BRUIN study.

August 30, 2021

Dr. Sekeres discusses the current unmet needs of patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes receiving hypomethylating agents, the potential utility of novel combinations in development, and the incorporation of other end points beyond overall survival in clinical trials.

August 12, 2021

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, discusses the goal of transfusion independence in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

August 03, 2021

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, discusses novel therapeutic approaches that are generating excitement in multiple myeloma.

June 26, 2021

Gilberto Lopes, MD, discusses the latest developments made in the treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer whose tumors harbor genetic alterations and the clinical implications of recent regulatory approvals.

June 21, 2021

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, focuses on the cellular- and immunotherapy-based elements from the event and where these modern therapies optimally fit in multiple myeloma.

June 17, 2021

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, discusses key safety considerations with a novel carfilzomib quadruplet regimen in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, the clinical implications of the phase 2 MANHATTAN trial, and next steps for this research.

June 17, 2021

Quadruplet regimens, such as those with daratumumab, are on the rise in the frontline treatment of patients with multiple myeloma, and the FDA approval of the first BCMA-targeted CAR T-cell therapy idecabtagene vicleucel represents the monumental advance made in the relapsed/refractory setting.

June 16, 2021

C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, discusses important research efforts that led to the launch of the phase 2 MANHATTAN trial, the results achieved with the weekly carfilzomib quadruplet regimen in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, and the potential for this approach irrespective of transplant eligibility status.

May 31, 2021

Dr. Landgren discusses the potential of a quadruplet regimen comprised of carfilzomib, lenalidomide, dexamethasone, and daratumumab in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.