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April 22, 2024
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Catherine C. Coombs, MD, discusses the efficacy of the FLT3 inhibitor quizartinib in acute myeloid leukemia.
April 18, 2024
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Catherine C. Coombs, MD, discusses strategies for disease classification and management for patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
February 16, 2024
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A panel of expert oncologists offer closing thoughts on the future treatment landscape and unmet needs in CLL.
February 16, 2024
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Expert oncologists explore emerging therapies being investigated in CLL, including BTKi degraders, CAR-T therapy, and bispecific antibodies, and discussed their potential impact in shaping the future of CLL treatment.
February 09, 2024
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The expert panel discusses recent data regarding the mechanisms of resistance to non-covalent BTK inhibitors in CLL.
February 09, 2024
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Jacqueline Barrientos, MD, MS, discusses the role of non-covalent BTK inhibitors in R/R CLL and provided concise comments on the latest data, including insights from the ongoing BRUIN and Bellwave trials.
February 02, 2024
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Javier Pinilla, MD, PhD explores evidence on molecular mechanisms leading to resistance in second-generation BTK inhibitors for CLL, providing insights from recently presented data at ASH 2023.
February 02, 2024
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A panel of expert oncologists explore the influence of hypertension risk and other cardiovascular AEs in guiding treatment selection with BTKis, sharing insights from ASH 2023.
January 26, 2024
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Faculty provide insights into the selection of BTK inhibitors, emphasizing the role of efficacy, toxicity, and quality of life data in treatment decisions, and exploring the impact of MAIC data.
January 26, 2024
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Panel experts examine considerations for BTKi-based strategies in R/R CLL, highlighting pivotal findings from head-to-head trials, including acalabrutinib vs ibrutinib in ELEVATE-RR and zanubrutinib vs ibrutinib in ALPINE, covering safety, quality of life, and extended follow-up data.
January 19, 2024
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Faculty share insights into the overall strategy for managing relapsed/refractory CLL following first-line therapy with venetoclax-based regimens and BTK inhibitors, discussing strategy variations based on prior first-line treatments.
January 19, 2024
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Experts explore the role of BTKi-based combination therapy in the front-line treatment of CLL, focusing on patient considerations and referencing key data from CAPTIVATE, FLAIR, MAJIC, and SEQUOIA (Arm D).
January 12, 2024
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Javier Pinilla, MD, PhD, provides a brief overview of the changing CLL treatment landscape, discussing the influence of off-target adverse events and the development of treatment resistance on the evolution of BTK inhibitor therapy.
January 12, 2024
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Joanna Rhodes, MD, MSCE, explores the general approach to treatment-naïve CLL patients with high-risk factors such as del17p and TP53 mutations.
January 12, 2024
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Brian Hill, MD, PhD, discusses the use of BTK inhibitor monotherapy in CLL and presented recent long-term data updates from studies such as the 6-year follow-up of ELEVATE-TN and the extended follow-up from SEQUOIA.
December 19, 2023
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Catherine Coombs, MD discusses the present CLL front-line treatment landscape, addressing considerations like choosing fixed-duration or continuous therapy and variations in first-line approaches based on age and ECOG status.
December 19, 2023
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Catherine C. Coombs, MD, presents data investigating venetoclax-based therapy after Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
September 22, 2022
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A novel approach to chemotherapy administration in advanced gastric cancer that has progressed to gastric carcinomatosis is poised to alter the treatment landscape and improve outcomes for this patient population.
June 06, 2022
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Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab prolonged progression-free survival and overall survival in key subgroups of patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, displaying benefits similar to those seen in the broader patient population.
August 13, 2021
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The majority of patients with newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia have better outcomes with BTK inhibitors compared with standard chemoimmunotherapy, making them the logical choice for frontline therapy.