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Showing 1 - 50Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: GUCY2C-Targeted CAR T-Cell Therapy
In a Chinese phase I dose-escalation and dose-expansion study reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Qi et al found that guanylyl cyclase 2C (GUCY2C)-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy had an “acceptable” safety profile and was active in patients with previously treated...
TP53 Mutation Acquisition Timing Influences Prognosis in MPNs, Study Finds
The timing of TP53 mutation acquisition carries important prognostic implications for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and myelodysplastic syndromes/MPN overlap disorders. Later emergence of the mutation is associated with significantly worse survival outcomes, according to a...
Novel Gene Therapy–Radiotherapy Combination in Localized Prostate Cancer
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by DeWeese et al, the phase III PrTK03 trial has shown improved disease-free survival with the addition of aglatimagene besadenovec (aglatimagene) to valacyclovir in patients receiving standard radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. Aglatimagene is an...
Head and Neck Cancer: HPV-DeepSeek May Identify Earlier Signs of Postoperative Recurrence
Researchers clinically validated a sensitive blood test as a whole-genome sequencing assay for detecting circulating tumor human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in patients with HPV-associated head and neck cancer after surgery to search for residual disease as a sign of potential recurrence, according to ...
Coming Out in the Exam Room
Preparing for a patient I was going to see in breast oncology clinic, I noticed she was single and that her partner was female. The information system at the hospital I was working in included a patient photograph along with the usual demographic and clinical information. The photograph had caught ...
I’ve Beaten the Odds for Stage IV Lung Cancer
I learned that I had advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) soon after a physician in the emergency department handed me the results of a computed tomography (CT) scan, which showed that I had lesions on my L3 and L4 vertebrae. The report stated that these lesions “were highly concerning ...
‘I’d Like to Agree With You…But Then We Would Both Be Wrong’
I am pleased to respond to the Letter to the Editor from Davis and Wolinsky printed in this issue of The ASCO Post, disagreeing with my views about screening for prostate cancer.In brief, the key points of my commentary were as follows: PSA is a useful tool in the management of prostate cancer;...
Prostate Cancer Screening Controversies
We read with interest the recent commentary by Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO, FRACP, on ‘Prostate Screening Saved My Life’ Is That Really True in Most Cases?’ (The ASCO Post, April 25, 2026).1 As patient advocates, we agree with Dr. Raghavan on one important point: simplistic claims such as...
Advancing Clinical Trials and Decision-Making With Synthetic Real-World Data
Synthetic real-world data generated by AI can model treatment patterns and clinical outcomes across large patient cohorts while accelerating clinical trials and drug development, according to Eddy Saad, MD, MSc, a Research Fellow in Medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. During a presentation...
Physician-Scientist Albert B. Deisseroth, MD, PhD Dies at 84
Albert B. Deisseroth, MD, PhD, of Potomac, Maryland, passed away November 6, 2025, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Albert B. Deisseroth was born in 1941 in Middletown, New York. He attended the University of Rochester in New York where he earned his Bachelor’s degree. He stayed in...
ASCO Welcomes Proposal to Implement Electronic Prior Authorization Requirements for Covered Drugs in Federal Health Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the 2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs proposed rule. The proposal aims to shorten care delays and improve transparency within federal health insurance programs by establishing electronic prior...
ASCO Updates Policy Statement on 340B Drug Pricing Program
Early last month ASCO published an updated policy statement on the 340B Drug Pricing Program in JCO Oncology Practice.1 The update proposes a package of recommendations to expand practice eligibility, address potential abuses, and ensure the 340B program benefits the patients it was intended to...
Expanded Living Guidelines Program Ushers in a New Era for ASCO Guidelines
ASCO initiated its guideline program in 1993 and published the first guideline on colony stimulating factors in 1994.1 ASCO has evolved from publishing one or two guidelines annually to maintaining a robust library of over 118 guidelines with new guidelines added annually. Today, ASCO publishes...
‘The Science and Practice of Translation: Improving Cancer Outcomes Worldwide’
“Good morning, and welcome to the 62nd Annual Meeting of ASCO! ¡Buenos días, y bienvenidos a la sexagésima segunda reunión anual de ASCO! This is the world’s largest cancer research conference and the premier global platform for oncology innovation! But what brings us together today is not just...
Can Psychostimulants Treat Cancer-Related Fatigue?
A new meta-analysis provides updated evidence that methylphenidate-type psychostimulants—a class of medications that increase dopamine and norepinephrine availability in the brain—can provide meaningful relief for cancer-related fatigue. The study was published in the May 2026 issue of...
Daraxonrasib in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A First Step in Shifting the Paradigm of Treatment
Wolpin and colleagues have demonstrated in the global randomized Phase III RASolute 302 trial that daraxonrasib, an oral RAS(ON) inhibitor, nearly doubles median overall survival in previously treated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, producing a median overall survival of 13.2 months...
Review of Breast Cancer News and Studies
Among the high-quality abstract presentations at ASCO and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), a few always stand out as particularly meritorious. The ASCO Post asked its Senior Deputy Editor, breast cancer specialist Jame Abraham, MD, FACP, to offer his selection and thoughts on some...
Weighing the Evidence Supporting Aspirin vs GLP-1RAs in Colorectal Cancer Prevention
A study by Jones et al offers a provocative contribution to the landscape of colorectal cancerprevention by directly comparing two pharmacologic strategies with markedly different historical roles in prevention (see sidebar on page 47).1 Aspirin has long served as the benchmark for primary...
Early Study Finds Intralesional PD-1 Blockade ‘Promising’ for Oral Cancer Prevention
Intralesional nivolumab reduced the size of precancerous lesions and preserved quality of life in patients with oral epithelial dysplasia, according to results from a first-in-human phase I dose-escalation trial presented in a poster and press briefing during the 2026 American Association for...
Four-Year RUBY Data Support Curative Intent With Dostarlimab in dMMR/MSI-H Endometrial Cancer
Four-year follow-up from the phase III RUBY clinical trial showed durable long-term benefit with front-line dostarlimab-gxly, a PD-1 blocker, plus carboplatin/paclitaxel in patients with mismatch repair–deficient/microsatellite instability–high (dMMR/MSI-H) primary advanced or recurrent endometrial ...
Digital Tool May Improve Patient Engagement in Oncology Clinical Trials
In a step forward for patient-centered cancer research, a new pilot project reveals that 84% of participants had a positive experience using a newly developed online tool created by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology called the Participant Engagement Portal (PEP). Alliance created PEP to...
New Research Links Low Alcohol Consumption to Elevated Health Risks
Researchers reported there was no protective net effect of any level of alcohol consumption on health observed in a new study published by George et al in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Further, researchers reported that low levels of alcohol use may be associated with elevated health ...
GLP-1 RAs May Reduce Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers
Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) was associated with a 41% lower risk of developing obesity-associated cancers in the short term for obese, nondiabetic patients, according to findings from an observational study published in Annals of Oncology. “Our study found that...
Music Therapy Noninferior to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Among Cancer Survivors in Large Telehealth Trial
Guest Editor’s Note: Anxiety is a troubling symptom for many cancer survivors, yet treatment options remain limited. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be beneficial, barriers to access may limit its use. Music therapy, a nonpharmacologic intervention, has been shown to be effective in ...
Pooled Analysis of 5-Year Outcomes With Ultra-Hypofractionated SABR in Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Siva et al, 5-year findings in a pooled analysis of the FASTRACK and FASTRACK II trials support evidence of maintained disease control with ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) in patients with primary renal cell carcinoma...
Teclistamab in Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma
As reported at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting and in The New England Journal of Medicine by Touzeau et al, an interim analysis of the phase III MajesTEC-9 trial has shown improved progression-free survival with teclistamab vs investigator's choice of pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (PVd)...
Which Genes Contribute to Early-Onset Breast Cancer in Black Women?
Black women experience disproportionately elevated risks of developing and dying from early-onset breast cancer. New research published by Beasley et al in Cancer reveals the genes that are most likely to be mutated to contribute to these increased risks. In the study of 686 Black women diagnosed...
AML: All-Oral Regimen Safe and Eases Treatment Administration Burden
An all-oral treatment regimen led to complete responses in almost half of all patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were ineligible for intensive chemotherapy, according to findings from the phase I/II ASCERTAIN V trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine....
Five-Year Survival Analysis: Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab Plus Endocrine Therapy or Chemotherapy in HR-Positive/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
In an analysis of the German phase II WSG TP-II trial reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gluz et al found that neoadjuvant trastuzumab/pertuzumab with endocrine therapy (ET) or paclitaxel were both associated with high rates of 5-year overall survival in patients with hormone receptor...
Mazyar Shadman, MD, on CLL/SLL: Sonorotoclax and Zanubrutinib
Mazyar Shadman, MD, of the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, describes the safety and efficacy results of the all-oral first-line combination regimen of sonrotoclax and zanubrutinib for patients with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma...
American Cancer Society Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline
The American Cancer Society (ACS) recently released updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. The new recommendations reaffirm that average-risk adults should begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45 years and continue through age 75 years for those with a life expectancy greater than...
Online Patient Resources About AI and Cancer Found Lacking
Online resources for patients and the general public focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and its uses in cancer research and cancer care were found lacking in a cross-sectional analysis presented at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting (Abstract 9000). The study highlighted that the existing webpages...
Vaccine Plus Pembrolizumab Reduces Risk of Recurrence in High-Risk, Resected Melanoma
The combination of the individualized neoantigen therapy intismeran autogene and pembrolizumab led to an improvement in recurrence-free survival and distant metastasis–free survival rates compared with pembrolizumab alone in patients with high-risk resected melanoma, according to 5-year results...
Phase III Trial Shows Noninferiority for Test-Guided Chemotherapy Decisions in ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Early Breast Cancer
Individuals with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative, high-risk early breast cancer and low Prosigna (PAM50) risk of recurrence (ROR) scores of 60 or less were able to safely skip chemotherapy, according to findings from a randomized, noninferiority phase III trial presented at the 2026 ASCO...
Cochrane Review Finds Current Breast Cancer Risk Models Have Limited Accuracy in Women With a Family History of Disease
A comprehensive Cochrane review presented at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting suggests that commonly used breast cancer risk prediction models provide only modest accuracy in identifying which women with a family history of breast cancer will ultimately develop the disease (Abstract 10545). Although...
Annual Galleri Screening Reduced Stage IV Cancer Diagnoses but Missed Primary Endpoint in First Randomized MCED Trial
Results from the first randomized controlled trial evaluating a multicancer early detection (MCED) blood test suggest that annual screening with the Galleri test may alter the stage at which cancers are diagnosed, reducing the burden of stage IV cancers. However, the study did not achieve its...
Sacituzumab Govitecan With Pembrolizumab Extends PFS2 in PD-L1–Positive Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Results from the global phase III ASCENT-04 clinical trial found that sacituzumab govitecan combined with pembrolizumab improved progression-free survival 2 (PFS2) in patients with PD-L1–positive metastatic triple-negative breast cancer when compared to chemotherapy with pembrolizumab. PFS2 is an...
HCC: TACE Plus STRIDE With or Without Lenvatinib
Results from the phase III EMERALD-3 study found that combining the standard treatment of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with the immunotherapy-based STRIDE (single tremelimumab, regular interval durvalumab) regimen, with or without the targeted therapy lenvatinib, can slow the cancer’s...
Many Patients With Limited Sentinel Node–Positive Breast Cancer Can Safely Avoid Axillary Dissection, Study Shows
Updated results from the phase III SENOMAC trial suggest that many patients with early-stage breast cancer and limited spread to sentinel lymph nodes can safely forgo axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), avoiding substantial long-term arm morbidity without compromising survival. The findings were ...
Adjuvant Selpercatinib Deemed ‘Immediately Practice-Changing’ in Early-Stage RET Fusion–Positive NSCLC
The phase III LIBRETTO-432 trial of adjuvant therapy with the central nervous system (CNS)–penetrant oral RET inhibitor selpercatinib met its primary endpoint of improved event-free survival in patients with early-stage RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), based on data presented ...
Daraxonrasib Extends Median Survival in Previously Treated Pancreatic Cancer
Median Overall survival was nearly doubled among patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer who received the multiselective RAS(ON) inhibitor daraxonrasib in the phase III RASolute 302 trial, the results of which were presented at the Plenary Session of the 2026 ASCO Annual...
Behind the Scenes of the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting
The ASCO Annual Meeting is one of the largest and most impactful oncology conferences of the year, featuring practice-changing data, state-of-the-art updates, developmental therapeutics, global issues, and more. The 2026 meeting is expected to showcase paradigm-shifting science, presentations from...
After the Founder: What a Cervical Cancer Program in Haiti Teaches About Sustaining Prevention
In 2016, The ASCO Post published an article titled “An Oncologist Battles a Preventable Epidemic: Cancer of the Cervix,” highlighting the work of Robert D. Hilgers, MD—now deceased—and the Women’s Global Cancer Alliance (WGCA) in building a cervical cancer screening and prevention program in...
Off-the-Shelf CAR T-Cell Therapy Produces Deep, Durable Responses in Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma
CB-011, the first allogeneic anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy incorporating immune cloaking, achieved a high overall response rate in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in the phase I CaMMouflage trial. Dose-escalation results were...
Outcomes in Patients With Breast Cancer and Obesity or T2D Receiving GLP-1 RAs
In a retrospective cohort study reported in JAMA Network Open, Tatum et al found that use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) was associated with reduced risk of all-cause mortality in patients with breast cancer and obesity or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Study Details The study...
Better Together: The Case for True Physician-AP Partnership in Oncology
At 8 am, the infusion chairs are already full. The oncologist is in a room seeing a new patient consult, the pharmacist is adjusting doses based on new lab values, and the advanced practitioner (AP) is sitting with a patient—reviewing symptoms, discussing how to manage treatment side effects, and ...
I Have Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer. I Refuse to Be a Victim of the Disease
I remember thinking on the day I turned 60, May 10, 2021, “This is going to be the best year of my life.” I couldn’t have been more wrong. Within weeks of feeling that swell of optimism about my future, I began experiencing a series of odd, and, seemingly unrelated symptoms leading to my eventual...
A Timely Compendium for the Era of Precision Oncology
The pace at which precision oncology has evolved over the past 2 decades, from the early promise of the Human Genome Project to the clinical reality of CAR T-cell therapy, antibody drug conjugates, and AI-assisted decision support, has made it increasingly difficult for even the most engaged...
Facing a Year Ahead of Unprecedented Opportunities—and Challenges
This year has marked unprecedented progress against cancer—as well as challenges. According to findings in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics, 2026 report, the 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined has reached a milestone of 70% for individuals diagnosed between 2015...
ASCO Congratulates 2026 Special Award Recipients
ASCO and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, are proud to celebrate a distinguished group of individuals at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting. The Society will present its highest honors to researchers, educators, patient advocates, and global leaders for their career-defining excellence and tremendous ...
