January 25, 2026 (View All Issues)
In Head-to-Head Comparison, Fixed-Duration Treatment Noninferior to Continuous for Previously Untreated CLL
Based on the phase III CLL17 trial, a fixed duration of targeted treatment demonstrated noninferiority to continuous treatment with respect to progression-free survival in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The findings were presented at the Plenary Session of...
Novel HER2-Targeted Bispecific Improves Outcomes in Patients With Gastroesophageal Cancer
In patients with advanced HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, treatment with the bispecific antibody zanidatamab-hrii and chemotherapy, with or without the PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab-jsgr, reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 35% over trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in the...
A Battle With My Blood
Editor’s note: On November 22, 2025—the 62nd anniversary of her grandfather President John F. Kennedy’s assassination—Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg published an essay in The New Yorker detailing her diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia with chromosome 3 inversion, a rare and aggressive subtype...
Novel Endocrine Therapy, Giredestrant, Improves Invasive Disease–Free Survival in Estrogen Receptor–Positive, HER2-Negative Early Breast Cancer
Giredestrant, a next-generation oral selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and full antagonist, significantly improved invasive disease–free survival as adjuvant treatment for patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer compared with standard-of-care endocrine...
Study Finds GLP-1 RAs May Influence Colorectal Cancer Mortality
Colon cancer is among the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality both in the United States and globally. Emerging evidence suggests that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) may influence cancer mortality, and the results from a new study may add to that...
MajesTEC-3: ‘Unprecedented’ Benefit in Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma
For patients with previously treated multiple myeloma, the greatest risk reduction yet achieved in a phase III clinical trial was reported with the BCMA-directed CD3 T-cell engager teclistamab-cqyv plus daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj. Treatment with this combination resulted in an 83% reduction ...
ACS Guidelines for Cervical Cancer
Self-collection of vaginal samples for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is now being considered an acceptable, recommended option for cervical cancer screening, per recent updates to the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) guidelines published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
Another...
Using AI to Ensure That All Patients With Cancer Have Access to Precision Oncology Care
Steve Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CureWise (curewise.com), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven patient advocacy app, describes his year-long quest to understand a series of symptoms that ultimately led to a diagnosis of light chain (AL) amyloidosis—a disease closely related...
Most People Trust AI Less Than Physicians, Survey Finds
Two national surveys examining trust and acceptance of medical artificial intelligence (AI) have found that while most people are reluctant to use AI tools to diagnose their health condition, they see potential in the technology’s ability to help diagnose cancer. The findings, published by Sobolev...
Evolving Treatment Landscape Spurs Living Guideline Update on Multiple Myeloma
ASCO, in collaboration with Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), has published an update to their previous guideline on the treatment of multiple myeloma.1 This new guideline—which has been selected as an ASCO Living Guideline—reflects dramatic changes that have helped improve the management of...
New ASCO Guideline Addresses Management of Cancer During Pregnancy, From Diagnosis Through Survivorship
A new ASCO guideline provides recommendations on managing cancer during pregnancy, addressing a range of topics from the selection and timing of diagnostic testing and therapeutic interventions to delivery planning and ethical and legal considerations.1
The guideline aims to inform evidence-based...
Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, FASCO, Elected 2027–2028 ASCO President
On December 19, 2025, ASCO announced its members had elected Deb Schrag, MD, MPH, FASCO,as President for the 2027–2028 term. Dr. Schrag will begin her term as President-Elect upon the conclusion of the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Dr. Schrag, a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, is the George J....
