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Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, on Pretreated Relapsed or Refractory CLL/SLL: Ongoing ROCKET-CLL Trial
Jennifer A. Woyach, MD, of The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University, discusses the ongoing, actively recruiting ROCKET-CLL trial, which is a phase III study aiming to compare the efficacy of rocbrutinib vs pirtobrutinib in patients...
Low-Dose Tamoxifen in Noninvasive Breast Neoplasia
In a long-term individual patient-level pooled analysis reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Gandini et al found that low-dose tamoxifen was associated with good outcomes in patients with noninvasive breast neoplasia. Study Details The study used individual patient data from three clinical ...
Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Talquetamab/Daratumumab
Patients with multiple myeloma who received a new immunotherapy combination had significantly longer progression-free survival and showed early signs of improved overall survival, according to findings from the phase III MonumenTAL-3 trial. Peter M. Voorhees, MD, Professor of Medicine at Wake...
New ACSM Expert Consensus Statement: Exercise in Children and Adolescents With Cancer
Children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment should no longer be encouraged to rest whenever possible; instead, appropriately prescribed exercise should be included as part of supportive cancer care, according to a new American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Expert Consensus Statement...
Thyroid Cancer: Reproductive Lifespan, Hormone Therapy Potentially Linked to Incidence
Longer exposure to hormone replacement therapy and longer reproductive lifespan showed potential associations with increased thyroid cancer risk in women, according to findings presented at ENDO 2026 (Abstract ORF12-08). “These results show how common life events in women, such as the timing of...
Two-Pronged Nudges Result in Timely Conversations Around Priorities of Cancer Care
Small, targeted reminders for both clinicians and patients to have serious illness conversations led to a significant increase in the number of conversations recorded, allowing for oncologists to better honor patients' goals and wishes for their cancer care, according to findings of a randomized...
MIBC: Intravesical Recombinant BCG and Chemoimmunotherapy
In a Swiss phase II trial (SAKK 06/19) reported at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting (Abstract 4503) and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cathomas et al found that the addition of intravesical recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guérin (rBCG) to perioperative chemoimmunotherapy was associated...
Neoadjuvant Sacituzumab Govitecan in MIBC
In an Italian phase II trial (SURE-01) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Necchi et al found that neoadjuvant sacituzumab govitecan was active in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who were ineligible for or elected not to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Study Details...
Metastatic 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...
Lu-177 Dotatate in Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
In a French phase II noncomparative trial (OCLURANDOM) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Baudin et al found that lutetium Lu-177 dotatate (Lu-177 dotatate) produced numerically better progression-free survival results than those achieved with sunitinib when used as an internal control in patients...
Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD, on HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: Overall Survival by Genomic Profile
Paolo Tarantino, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reviews the results of a large clinicogenomic database study that looked at overall survival by genomic profile among patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Patients with mutations in key DNA repair genes experienced a...
FDA Approves Capivasertib Plus Abiraterone and Prednisone for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved capivasertib (Truqap) in combination with abiraterone and prednisone for the treatment of adults with PTEN-deficient metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naive or sensitive (mAPMN/S) prostate cancer (previously referred to as metastatic...
Renal Cell Carcinoma: FDA Approves Adjuvant Belzutifan With Pembrolizumab
Today, 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 cell...
François-Clément Bidard, MD, PhD, on Advanced Breast Cancer With Emergent ESR1 Mutations: First-Line Option
François-Clément Bidard, MD, PhD, of Institut Curie, presents final progression-free survival 2 findings from the phase III SERENA-6 trial, which investigated the efficacy of camizestrant, a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), vs continued aromatase inhibition in patients with advanced...
Siddhartha Yadav, MBBS, MD, on Germline Pathogenic Variants Among Patients With Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Siddhartha Yadav, MBBS, MD, of Mayo Clinic Rochester, talks about a real-world evaluation of germline pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes in unselected South Asian women with breast or ovarian cancer (Abstract 10513).
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...
Machine Learning Model May Improve Accuracy of Liquid Biopsy Results
A machine learning model developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center filters out the biological noise in liquid biopsy samples, helping clinicians better match therapies to their patients’ tumors. These findings were published by Canzoniero et al in Clinical Cancer Research....
Long-Term Outcomes of Adjuvant Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
As reported in The Lancet Oncology by Brunt et al, long-term follow-up of the UK phase III FAST-Forward trial has shown that a 1-week adjuvant radiotherapy schedule was associated with good outcomes at 10 years in patients with breast cancer. Study Details In the multicenter, open-label,...
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 ...
Urologic Surgeon Sworn in as AMA President
Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, a urologic surgeon based in Buffalo, New York, was sworn on June 9 as the 181st President of the American Medical Association (AMA). Assuming the presidency at a pivotal moment for American health care, Dr. Underwood pledged during his inaugural address at AMA...
Perioperative Serplulimab in PD-L1–Positive Gastric Cancer
In a Chinese phase III study (ASTRUM-006) reported in The Lancet, Shen et al found that neoadjuvant serplulimab plus S-1/oxaliplatin (SOX) followed by adjuvant serplulimab improved event-free survival vs neoadjuvant and adjuvant SOX in patients with PD-L1–positive, resectable gastric or...
Can AI Provide an ‘Early Alert’ for Breast Cancer Before Diagnosis?
Three commercially available radiology artificial intelligence (AI) systems have shown the potential to flag early signs of breast cancer up to 6 years before a diagnosis, according to a Swedish study published by Hickman et al in Radiology. In a retrospective study, researchers tested three...
Elizabeth Smyth, MD, on New Data in Gastric/Gastroesophageal Cancers
Elizabeth Smyth, MD, of Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, discusses three major studies presented at this year’s meeting: the antibody-drug conjugate izalontamab brengitecan in recurrent or metasatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (Abstract 4008); the ATTRACTION-6...
Katharina C. Kaehler, MD, on Daromun in Resectable Locally Advanced Melanoma: Trial Updates
Katharina C. Kaehler, MD, of University Hospital (UKSH), Campus Kiel, presents an update on the primary outcome and sensitivity analyses from the PIVOTAL phase III trial of daromun, a combination of two fibronectin-targeting immunocytokines (L19IL2 and L19TNF), as a neoadjuvant intralesional...
Dor Abelman, BS, on Multiple Myeloma: cfDNA WGS vs Plasma Proteomics for Minimally Invasive MRD Assessment
Dor Abelman, BS, of the University of Toronto, reviews results of a comparison of two minimally invasive measurable residual disease (MRD) assays—BM-informed cfDNA whole-genome sequencing (cfWGS) and plasma proteomic MRD (EasyM)—in patients with multiple myeloma (Abstract 7546).
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...
How New York City—and the Nation—Got Its First Cancer Hospitals
Editor’s Note: On May 1, 2026, The New York Historical, an American history museum and library in New York City, published the following blog post by Leland Jasperse, PhD, in its From the Stacks collection. The story, “How New York City—and the Nation—Got Its First Cancer Hospitals,” chronicles the ...
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...
Another Point of View: Reefer Madness!
The conclusions drawn from the study by Johnson et al1 appear overstated and should be interpreted with caution. In the study discussed in this issue of The ASCO Post, investigators compared breast and testicular cancer incidence trends in American states that had or had not legalized the use of...
‘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...
A Burning Question: Can Wildfire Smoke Drive Cancer Risk?
Exposure to wildfire smoke was associated with significantly elevated risks of several cancers, including lung, colorectal, breast, bladder, and blood cancers, according to evidence from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial presented in a poster and press...
Geriatric Assessment Is the Future: Retiring Karnofsky and ECOG Performance Status in Modern Cancer Care
The purpose of this editorial is to challenge the continued reliance on Karnofsky Performance Status and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) or Zubrod performance status as primary tools for evaluating older adults with cancer. These measures have been in oncology practice for decades and...
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...
Society of Gynecological Oncology Names 2026 President Matthew A. Powell, MD
Matthew A. Powell, MD, assumed the position of President of the Society of Gynecological Oncology (SGO) at the conclusion of the 2026 SGO Annual Meeting. Dr. Powell is the Ira C. and Judith Gall Distinguished Professor, Division of Gynecologic On-cology at Washington University School of Medicine...
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 ...
Tafasitamab/Lenalidomide Combination vs R-CHOP in High-Risk DLBCL: Phase III frontMIND Trial
In patients newly diagnosed with high-risk large B-cell lymphoma, the addition of the CD19 monoclonal antibody tafasitamab plus the immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide (Tafa/Len) to standard therapy led to a 25% reduction in the risk of death or progression in the phase III frontMIND trial....
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 ...
