At the first and second interim analyses of the phase III LITESPARK-011 trial, treatment with the novel first-in-class hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) inhibitor belzutifan plus lenvatinib improved progression-free survival, produced a higher objective response rate, and showed a trend...
Guest Editor’s Note: Nocturia, waking up from sleep more than once to urinate, is prevalent in survivors of prostate cancer and is associated with a diminished quality of life and a higher mortality than the general population. The evidence supporting current treatment options for nocturia is weak. ...
A new study has identified for the first time the exposome footprint—the set of environmental and lifestyle exposures—for colorectal cancer occurring in patients younger than age 50 through epigenetic signatures. By comparatively analyzing DNA methylation patterns in patients under and over 50, the ...
Positron-emission tomography (PET)-based metabolic tumor volume could serve as a significant measure of response to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in patients with large B-cell lymphoma, according to the results of a study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Metabolic...
Pembrolizumab in combination with gemcitabine and concurrent hypofractionated radiation therapy and maximal transurethral resection may be safe and feasible in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), allowing many patients to potentially avoid cystectomy, according to the results of a...
Monitoring for relapse with an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered peripheral blood-based tool called AlloHeme demonstrated greater sensitivity in predicting relapse after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) than ...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Li et al, long-term follow-up of a Chinese phase II trial (TRUST-I) showed prolonged activity with taletrectinib in patients with ROS1 mutation–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Study Details In the multicenter trial, 173 patients had...
In a phase Ib/II study (OrigAMI-1) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Oberstein et al found that the EGFR-MET bispecific antibody amivantamab-vmjw showed activity when used as monotherapy in patients with chemorefractory RAS/BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer. Study Details In...
Investigators have found that overdiagnosis of prostate cancer through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is low in younger men—but rises sharply with age. The study, which aimed to estimate the impact of age on overdiagnosis of prostate cancer 15 years after screening stops, analyzed...
Face aging rate, a measure of changes in biological age over time, could serve as a noninvasive prognostic biomarker for determining outcomes in patients with cancer, according to the results of a study published in Nature Communications. “Deriving a Face Aging Rate from multiple, routine facial...
Long-term exposure to air pollution significantly increases both the risk of developing cancer and the likelihood of dying from the disease, according to a new global evidence report released by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), titled Clean air in cancer control: An overview of...
In a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open, political ideology was associated with clinical trial skepticism, with conservative identification linked to higher odds of endorsing such views. Among cancer survivors, Chido-Amajuoyi et al similarly observed greater skepticism among...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Loibl et al, long-term analysis of the German phase II GeparNuevo trial showed continued benefit in outcomes with neoadjuvant durvalumab vs placebo followed by dose-dense epirubicin/cyclophosphamide in patients with triple-negative breast cancer....
The treatment landscape for advanced pancreatic cancer is shifting. The common RAS mutation is now targetable and the race for the most effective inhibitor is heating up. In mid-April, Revolution Medicines announced positive results from its phase III RASolute 302 clinical trial of daraxonrasib, an ...
Dietary patterns in young patients with lung cancer suggest that many have higher dietary quality scores than average U.S. reference values, according to results from a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 (Abstract 5039). The researchers...
Melissa Johnson, MD, of Sarah Cannon Research Institute, reviews results from a cohort of the phase I ARTEMIS-101 trial, which she was the discussant of at AACR 2026. The subgroup of cohort 1a included patients with advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer and no actionable genomic...
Rising colorectal cancer death rates among young adults are largely concentrated among those with lower educational attainment, according to a nationwide cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Oncology. As a result, Jemal et al reported that the disparity in mortality between individuals with...
New guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says all average-risk females between ages 50 to 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...
In a cohort study reported in JAMA Oncology, Park et al found that clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) was associated with an increased risk of trastuzumab-related cardiotoxicity in patients with breast cancer. Study Details The analysis involved data from the UK Biobank...
On January 29, 2026, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center formally dedicated the Philip A. Salem, MD Conference Center at the O’Quinn Medical Tower. On this occasion, both the governor of Texas and the mayor of the city of Houston made proclamations,...
In an effort to help clinicians stay current with rapidly evolving hematology-oncology literature, we are providing these concise, clinically focused summaries of important peer-reviewed studies. These summaries are intended to highlight key findings, study design, and outcomes that may inform...
This year’s Sjöberg Prize of $1 million U.S. dollars was awarded to a British cancer researcher who has provided fundamental knowledge about evolution in tumors. Professor Charles Swanton, FRCP, BSc, PhD, at the Francis Crick Institute in London, described how tumors’ mutations arise and develop....
ASCO has updated its guideline on patient–clinician communication, providing recommendations on a range of best practices for explaining treatment options and goals of care, conversing with patients’ support networks, communicating among care team members, and setting boundaries.1 The update to the ...
Colon cancer is among the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, with alarming increases in incidence and mortality among younger adults. Although the exact causes of these increases are unknown, lifestyle, including poor diets, sedentary habits, smoking, and alcohol...
Updated results from the phase II BRCAAway trial showed that first-line treatment with abiraterone and prednisone plus olaparib resulted in a median overall survival of more than 5 years in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer harboring BRCA1/2 and/or ATM alterations.1...
Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) has claimed a large share of the HER2-positive breast cancer landscape, even finding room among tumors previously thought to be HER2-negative. The DESTINY series of trials are international studies investigating T-DXd as a potential treatment option for eligible...
This is Part 3 of Navigating the Immunotherapy Landscape in Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Krishnansu Tewari, Noelle Cloven, and Alyssa Bujnak discuss the management of...
This is Part 2 of Navigating the Immunotherapy Landscape in Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Krishnansu Tewari, Noelle Cloven, and Alyssa Bujnak discuss the management of...
This is Part 1 of Navigating the Immunotherapy Landscape in Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Krishnansu Tewari, Noelle Cloven, and Alyssa Bujnak discuss the management of...
New data from the American Medical Association (AMA) show physician burnout continuing to decline nationwide, but significant differences across medical specialties underscore the need for more targeted solutions within health systems. In 2025, 41.9% of physicians reported experiencing at least one ...
Long-term adverse events were rare and manageable among patients with alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), which primarily affects adolescents and young adults, who received immunotherapy beyond the standard 2 years, according to results from a phase II clinical trial presented at the American...
As reported in The Lancet by Lorusso et al, the phase III ROSELLA trial has shown an improvement in overall survival with the addition of relacorilant to nab-paclitaxel in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Relacorilant is a selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist that acts to...
In a Chinese phase II trial (EC-CRT-002) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Chen et al found that the addition of the anti–PD-1 monoclonal antibody tislelizumab without maintenance cycles to induction chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy significantly improved progression-free...
In a French phase II study (IMHOTEP) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, de la Fouchardière et al found that perioperative pembrolizumab was active in previously untreated resectable localized colorectal cancer with mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR)/microsatellite instability (MSI). Study ...
The number of unique clinical trial sites in the United States with phase I studies for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) decreased by 44% from 2020 to 2024, showing a significant consolidation of studies to only high trial volume sites in the country, according to the results of a...
Yuji Shibata, MD, PhD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, describes findings on the identification of novel HER2 mutations that mediate resistance to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor zongertinib among patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); these data also indicated that...
Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, presents updated data from the phase II TRUST-I and TRUST-II trials. With approximately 3 years of follow-up in the pooled analysis, investigators now conclude that the next-generation, selective ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor...
Early-onset of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)–related myocarditis was associated with an increased risk for myocarditis fatality, according to the results of a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 (Abstract 5212). The researchers suggested...
In a phase IA to IB trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Heymach et al found that first-line zongertinib was active in patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). As noted by the investigators, zongertinib is an oral, irreversible tyrosine...
In a systematic review and meta-analysis reported in JAMA Oncology, Agrotis et al found that pretreatment MRI provided important prognostic information after radical prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer. Study Details A literature review was conducted through March 2025. Studies were...
Exposure to wildfire smoke was associated with a significantly increased risk of lung, colorectal, breast, bladder, and blood cancers, according to results from a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 (Abstract 6252). Although it’s known that...
Injecting the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab directly into precancerous oral lesions led to reduction in lesion size and allowed some patients to avoid surgery, according to research from a phase I clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT05327270) presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Fabrice Barlesi, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, discusses interim results from the phase II MATISSE trial, which looked at dual CD39 and PD-L1 inhibition in patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study investigated the combination of IPH5201, an investigational anti-CD39...
Manale El Kharbili, PhD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, discusses preclinical work that showed HER2-mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines retained demonstrated dynamic changes in cell surface protein expression in treatment-naive vs zongertinib-induced...
An artificial intelligence (AI) model using DNA methylation patterns was able to classify tumors of unknown origin with high accuracy, according to the results of a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 (Abstract 3869). “One of the most...
A biology-guided artificial intelligence model applied to routine pathology slides accurately predicted outcomes and response to immunotherapy in patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual ...
Initial data from the phase I study of WEE1 inhibitor zedoresertib and PKMYT1 inhibitor lunresertib demonstrated an expected and manageable safety profile in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring CCNE1, FBXW7, or PPP2R1A gene alterations, according to findings from the MYTHIC trial...
A single infusion of the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy ciltacabtagene autoleucel led to a 100% measurable residual disease (MRD)-negativity rate in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, according to results from CAR-PRISM, a phase II clinical trial, presented at the...
Jonathan Riess, MD, of the University of California, Davis, describes preliminary data on the safety and clinical activity of zoldonrasib (also known as RMC-9805), an oral, RAS(ON) G12D–selective, tricomplex inhibitor, in previously treated patients with KRAS G12D–mutant non–small cell lung cancer...
Elisrasib, a next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor, demonstrated disease control in a majority of patients with KRAS G12C–mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whether exposed to a prior KRAS G12C inhibitor or not, according to findings from an ongoing phase I/II clinical trial presented at the ...