Patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) had longer survival compared to national benchmarks when treated in independent community oncology practices, according to a new study commissioned by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA) and conducted by...
High objective response and complete response rates were observed with treatment with brentuximab vedotin and nivolumab in combination with doxorubicin and dacarbazine chemotherapy in patients with early-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma, according to the results of a phase II trial published in...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Chen et al, extended follow-up of the pivotal phase II trial of atezolizumab in patients with alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) showed continued benefit of atezolizumab treatment. Study Details In the U.S. multicenter trial, 53 patients received...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
The investigational KRAS G12D inhibitor zoldonrasib had a favorable safety profile and induced antitumor activity in some patients with KRAS G12D–mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were previously treated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy, according to preliminary findings from an...
As reported in JAMA Oncology by Richardson et al, a secondary analysis of the GAP70+ trial showed that treatment modifications and outcomes did not differ between older patients with advanced cancer who prioritized quality of life (QOL) vs those who preferred prolonging survival. Study Details This ...
ASCO has expanded its Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR™) study with two new developments: The study added its first antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (T-DXd), to determine if a wider group of patients would benefit from this medicine....
Patients with advanced platinum-resistant ovarian cancer who had experienced disease progression on standard therapy exhibited clinical benefit when treated with the investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) QLS5132, according to results from a phase I clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov...
In a phase III trial (RECITE) reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Al-Samkari et al found that the thrombopoietin receptor agonist romiplostim was effective in treating chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) among patients receiving oxaliplatin-based multiagent cytotoxic...
In an Australian phase IB to II study (PRINCE) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Sandhu et al found that the combination of lutetium-177–labeled PSMA-617 (LuPSMA-617) and pembrolizumab showed “encouraging” activity in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). As stated ...
I am writing this from the hospital waiting room. My father is undergoing an 11-hour surgery to remove his parotid gland and a squamous cell carcinoma that has metastasized from his cheek and invaded his facial nerve. Several weeks ago, when the PA’s fingers moved over the mass visibly protruding...
This is Part 3 of From Diagnosis to Durability: Elevating Outcomes in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Yelena Janjigian, Daniela Molena, and Steven Maron discuss the nonoperative...
For years, the question of pregnancy after, or during treatment for, hormone receptor–positive breast cancer placed patients and their oncologists in an uncomfortable position. Endocrine therapy, prescribed for 5 years and increasingly for 10 years or longer in high-risk patients, is both a...
This is Part 3 of Optimizing Patient Selection and Outcomes in Post-IO Advanced RCC, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Hans Hammers, Michael Harrison, and Qian Qin discuss the treatment of metastatic renal cell...
This is Part 1 of Optimizing Patient Selection and Outcomes in Post-IO Advanced RCC, a three-part video roundtable series. Scroll down to watch the other videos from this roundtable. In this video, Drs. Hans Hammers, Michael Harrison, and Qian Qin discuss the treatment of renal cell carcinoma...
The antidepressant duloxetine was unable to prevent sensory oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy more significantly than placebo in patients with colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy, according to the results of the Alliance A221805 trial published in JCO Oncology Advances. “Since we know ...
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new blood-based biomarker that can help identify and characterize asymptomatic people with Lynch syndrome who are more susceptible to developing cancer based on early immune detection signatures, allowing clinicians...
As the data continue to show, the incidence of breast, testis, and other cancers are on the rise in adolescent and young adults (AYAs) between the ages of 15 and 39, with increases of 30% over the last 4 decades.1 And while potential explanations for this rapid increase have included obesity,...
As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Besse et al, the final report from the phase I/II ARROW trial supports the efficacy of the RET inhibitor pralsetinib in patients with advanced RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The initial reports from the trial supported U.S. ...
Long-term follow-up of the oral selective RET inhibitor pralsetinib in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and a RET fusion confirms its efficacy and safety, according to final findings from the phase I/II ARROW trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. “Before...
As reported in The Lancet by Thomson et al, the UK phase III TORPEdO trial has shown similar outcomes with intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) vs intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Study Details In the...
In a Chinese phase II study (ABC) reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Li et al found that the combination of the PD-L1 inhibitor adebrelimab, bevacizumab, and cisplatin or carboplatin showed high intracranial activity and progression-free survival in patients with triple-negative breast...
In a phase I trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Park et al identified the toxicity profile and preliminary antitumor activity of setidegrasib, a first-in-class KRAS G12D–targeted protein degrader, in patients with previously treated advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or ...
A new study published by Jaoude et al in Clinical Cancer Research demonstrates that a specialized high-dose type of radiation delivery may significantly improve outcomes for patients with large bile duct tumors in the liver, known as intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The retrospective study was led ...
In a single-center phase II trial conducted in China and reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Liu et al found that fullerene cream was superior to trolamine cream in reducing the risk of acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) in patients receiving definitive or adjuvant radiation therapy (RT)...