June 25, 2026 (View All Issues)
PROTEUS: Perioperative Apalutamide Plus ADT May Set New Standard in High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
For decades, perioperative systemic therapy has failed to improve long-term outcomes after radical prostatectomy in high-risk localized prostate cancer. The phase III PROTEUS trial may be the first to break that pattern. Presented as LBA1 during the Plenary Session at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting,...
Abemaciclib Reduces Disease Progression, Death in Rare, Aggressive Soft-Tissue Sarcoma
In the treatment of advanced dedifferentiated liposarcoma, a rare and aggressive soft-tissue sarcoma, the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 62% as compared with placebo in the randomized phase III SARC041 study.1 Mark Dickson, MD, of...
TAPUR Marks a Decade of Innovation
In 2013, during the ASCO Annual Meeting, Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FACP, FSCT, FASCO, then ASCO’s Chief Medical Officer, presented a bold clinical trial concept during an educational session on the challenges of delivering precision medicine services in an oncology community care setting. The idea ...
SENOMAC Trial: Omission of Completion Axillary Dissection Is Oncologically Safe in Expanded Breast Cancer Population
The international non-inferiority SENOMAC trial has confirmed that omitting completion axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is oncologically safe (ie, a less intensive approach does not compromise outcomes) and substantially reduces patient-reported arm morbidity in patients with one or two...
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Reduce Metastatic Progression in Certain Obesity-Related Cancers
Real-world data suggest that GLP-1 receptor agonists may reduce metastatic progression in certain obesity-related cancers, particularly lung, breast, colorectal, and liver cancers, according to findings presented at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting (Abstract 3143).1 GLP-1 receptor expression was also...
Next-Generation KRAS Inhibitors Show Promising Activity in Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Two investigational KRAS inhibitors showed activity in previously treated KRAS-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to findings presented during the Clinical Trials Plenary Session at the 2026 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego. Elisrasib was ...
Adjuvant Belzutifan in Combination With Pembrolizumab Receives FDA Approval in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor belzutifan (Welireg) in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph (Keytruda Qlex) for the adjuvant treatment of adults with renal...
FDA Approves Antibody-Drug Conjugate for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk (Datroway), an antibody-drug conjugate targeting trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2), for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who are not candidates for PD-1/PD-L1 ...
Update to ASCO Guideline on Advanced NSCLC Without Driver Alterations Adds Retifanlimab to Treatment Options
ASCO has issued an update to its living guideline on systemic therapies for patients with stage IV NSCLC without driver alterations.1 The update, which includes a new recommendation regarding the PD-1 inhibitor retifanlimab-dlwr and chemotherapy, follows a recent full update to the guideline...
ASCO Collaborates With Ryght AI to Accelerate Site Selection for Metastatic Breast Cancer Trial
ASCO has announced a collaboration with Ryght AI aimed at accelerating the identification and activation of research sites for the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Dosing Knowledge (CDK) Study, a clinical trial evaluating different starting doses of CDK4/6 inhibitors in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The...
Physician-Complementing Artificial Intelligence in Oncology
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology is advancing rapidly. AI was first used for reading radiology images and analyzing pathology slides. More recently, use of AI has expanded to analyzing large clinical data sets (big data). The next envisioned role for AI in oncology encompasses...
FDA Approves Capivasertib Plus Abiraterone With ADT/Prednisone in Patients With mHSPC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved capivasertib (Truqap) in combination with abiraterone and prednisone for the treatment of PTEN-deficient metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naive or sensitive (mAPMN/S) prostate cancer (also referred to as metastatic hormone-sensitive...
ACP Issues New Controversial Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines: ACR and SBI Counter With Statement
New guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says all average-risk females between ages 50 and 74 should receive biennial screening mammography for breast cancer, and that females between the ages of 40 and 49 should discuss with their doctor their risk for breast cancer and the...
